Quotes of: Delight Keyword

I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation. It is not out of compliment that lovers keep on telling one another how beautiful they are; the delight ...

Reflections on the Psalms

Little mouse," a voice said through the keyhole. "Don't you know the more you wriggle, the greater the cat's delight?

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

I act delighted, but I have zero interest in these Capitol people. They are only distractions from the food.

Catching Fire

A sign of a lover of wisdom is his delight in not running his mouth about things he doesn't know.

Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality

Every word was a singing sparrow, a magic trick, a truffle for me. The words made me laugh in delight.

Eat, Pray, Love

She had nothing to wish otherwise, but that the days did not pass so swiftly. It was a delightful visit;—perfect, in being much too short.

Emma

He wondered how sick in heart a woman needed to be for her to forsake a delight in flowers.

To Forestall the Darkness: A Novel of Ancient Rome

Christmas ought to be brought up to date,” Maria said. “It ought to have gangsters, and aeroplanes and a lot of automatic pistols.

The Box Of Delights

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.

Margaret Mead

Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.

Martin Luther

Someone who managed to navigate the tricky waters between living a life you could be proud of and still delighting in the many things there are to take pleasure in.

About Alice

Sake The jewel which brightly shines at night Is precious, but cannot measure up To the delights of drinking sake, Drowning one's troubles in the cup. Otomo no Tabito

Hiroshige's Tokaido in Prints and Poetry

Faith, in its most correct form, never removes responsibility; it removes fear of responsibility. The results are complete opposites with the greater saying, 'God's will is my delight.

Killosophy

What is it?” “You have to promise you'll never leave me.” “Okay.” Jordan grinned, delighted at her easy agreement.

Rescue Me

What do you do with humans? You eat from them just a little, if they are delicious. You delight in their flesh sometimes, if they are not tedious.

Scale-Bright

Your wit is always such a delight, Mr. Zeklos. I can barely contain myself around it.

Shadow Kiss

His clan, his lands, his title-those were his duty. But Gwyneth was his delight. His reason to smile.

My Fierce Highlander

Books appear to be the most immediate instruments of speculative delight.

The Love of Books: The Philobiblion of Richard de Bury

As long as you set yourself up as a little god to which you must be loyal there will be those who will delight to offer affront to your idol.

The Pursuit of God

Who said, 'All Time's delight Hath she for narrow bed; Life's troubled bubble broken'? --- That's what I said.

Peacock Pie

I've always loved fixing broken things. If something fixed by myself caused a smile, I'd feel saved. In that case it would be worth it. And I was delighted.

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