Drops in the ocean Quote by Yukio Mishima

You are an ocean in a drop of dew, all the universes in a thin sack of blood. What are these pleasures then, these…

— Anonymous

“The joy that is of God is not opposed to earthly pleasures. Rather it infuses them with a foundation of meaning.”

— William Sloane Coffin

The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us…

— Madame de Lambert

Joy is to fun what the deep sea is to a puddle. It’s a feeling inside that can hardly be contained.

— Terry Pratchett

“Pleasures are like poppies spread You seize the flower its bloom is shed Or like the snow falls in the river A moment white,…

— Robbie Burns

Outside is the joy of the drop. Inside is the joy of the ocean.

— Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Pleasures are manifestations of God's name.

— Baal Shem Tov

The highest earthly enjoyments are but a shadow of the joy I find in reading God's Word.

— Lady Jane Grey

“Future joys are like tropical shores; like a fragrant breeze, they extend their innate softness to the immense inland world of past experience, and…

— Gustave Flaubert

Worldly pleasures, such as flow from greatness, riches, honours, and sensual gratifications, are infinitely worse than none

— David Brainerd

Pleasures lie thickest where no pleasures seem: There's not a leaf that falls upon the ground But holds some joy of silence or of…

— Samuel Laman Blanchard

Pleasures seem solid in their pursuit; but are mere clouds in the enjoyment.

— Thomas Brooks