146 Delight Quotes for You to Enjoy

A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes. Arthur Schopenhauer

As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit. Emmanuel Teney

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The greatest delight which the fields and woods minister is the suggestion of an occult relation. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Relation Minister Delight Occult Greatest Woods Which Fields Suggestion

Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss. Dick Gregory

Possession Torment Delight Loss Us Much Riches

I am growing handsome very fast indeed! I expect I shall be the belle of Amherst when I reach my 17th year. I don't doubt that I shall have perfect crowds of admirers at that age. Then how I shall delight to make them await my bidding, and with what delight shall I witness their suspense while I make my final decision. Emily Dickinson

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How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge? Franz Kafka

World Unless Delight Take How Refuge

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art. George Henry Lewes

Truth Art Knowledge Guidance Our Books Minister Delight

If depression has taught me one thing, it is this: what a rare and beautiful treasure is the simple human gift of joy. For me now, joy - our capacity to delight in one another and in the world - is the reason why we are here. It is as simple as that. And I feel compelled to spread the word. Giles Andreae

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For Pleasure, Delight, Peace and Felicity live in method and temperance. Margaret Cavendish

Peace Live Pleasure Temperance Delight Felicity Method

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight. Montesquieu

Love Delight Exchange Hours Read To Love Ennui

All around us is the cosmic game, the cosmic play. The universe is full of joy, inner and outer. When realisation takes place, we have to feel the necessity of manifesting this constant delight in our heart. The delight glows, but does not burn. It has tremendous intensity, but it is all softness and absolutely sweet-flowing nectar. Sri Chinmoy

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Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. William Blake

Energy Delight He Eternal Breeds Who Acts Desires

I actually didn't listen to the Beatles song 'Nowhere Man' when I was writing my book of the same name. What I listened to a lot was 'Abbey Road.' Its disjointedness and its readiness to confuse only to delight were inspiring to me. Aleksandar Hemon

I'm not convinced that women have the education or the sense of their own history enough or that they understand the cruelty of which men are capable and the delight that many men will take in seeing you choose to chain yourself - then they get to say 'See, you did it yourself.' Alice Walker

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It might sound strange to describe New Yorkers as insecure when they delight so much in the cult of success. The display of wealth here, especially new wealth, is indeed wonderfully frank, from the super-long limousines which clog up the roads to the voluptuous fur coats that adorn both men and women. Amanda Foreman

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Plays are about understanding what happens, what it means. If we just leaned into the story, for lack of a better word, it would still be a powerful story but, like delight, it might disappear an hour after you saw it. Anna D. Shapiro

Will I do another tour with Paul? Well, that's quite do-able. When we get together, with his guitar, it's a delight to both of our ears. A little bubble comes over us, and it seems effortless. We blend. Art Garfunkel

I love a good bowl of cereal. The unhealthy kind. Lucky Charms. Sometime I'll do Special K Chocolatey Delight, and I feel like I'm being healthy, but there's chocolate in there. Ayesha Curry

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