Quotes by Delight It is work, work that one delights in, that is the surest guarantor of happiness. But even here it is a work that has to be earned by labor in one's earlier years. One should labor so hard in youth that everything one does subsequently is easy by comparison. Ashley Montagu delight doe years Many of the things that bring delight should not be owned. They are more enjoyed if another's, than if yours; the first day they give pleasure to the owner, but in all the rest to the others: what belongs to another rejoices doubly, because it is without the risk of going stale and with the satisfaction of freshness. . . the possession of things not only diminishes their enjoyment, but augments their annoyance, whether shared or not shared. Baltasar Gracian delight risk giving We all need to learn a new language for love - a language that speaks not in socks, pancakes, and paychecks, but in shared fascination with physics or poetry, delight in each other's uniqueness, and mutual practical and emotional support. Barbara Sher delight support emotional To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight. Baron de Montesquieu delight philosophical hours A fondness for reading changes the inevitable dull hours of our life into exquisite hours of delight. Baron de Montesquieu delight reading dull Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself; nor do we delight in happiness because we restrain from our lusts; but on the contrary, because we delight in it, therefore we are able to restrain them. Baruch Spinoza rewards delight lust Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage! Ben Jonson delight soul age It is a bad temper of mind that takes delight in opposition. Benjamin Franklin temper delight mind Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good--a mere stranger will do no harm. Benjamin Whichcote true-friend delight friends Love overcomes, love delights, those who love the Sacred Heart rejoice. Bernadette Soubirous delight overcoming heart There's a terrible delight in watching a rival sink without a trace Bernard Hinault rivals delight terrible Society secretly delights in crime, excesses, and violated prohibitions of all sorts. Bernard Tschumi prohibition excess delight The true spirit of delight...is to be found in mathematics as surely as in poetry. Bertrand Russell delight mathematics spirit A world without delight and without affection is a world destitute of value. Bertrand Russell affection delight world Shakespeare . . . If he does not give you delight, you had better ignore him [if you can]. Bertrand Russell delight doe giving God delights in pouring his favor on obedient risk takers. Bill Hybels pouring delight risk It is the contest that delights us, and not the victory. Blaise Pascal contests delight victory What I've learned the more time I've spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers. Bob Goff delight prayer jesus God delights in answering our impossible prayers. Bob Goff delight prayer impossible I flush with heaving passion's strange delight, Yet find contentment lost in appetite. Brian Swimme delight contentment passion «1234567891011»
