Delight Quotes
The delight of the nursing mother, of the scholar, of the successful hunter, of the good cook, of the skilful maker, of anyone doing needed work and doing it well, – this durable joy is perhaps the deepest source of human affection and of sociality as a whole.
Ursula K. Le GuinUrsula K. Le Guin Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight.
Ursula K. Le GuinUrsula K. Le Guin 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 MeadMargaret Mead Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
Ben JonsonBen Jonson ONLY IN MY DREAMS is pure Eve Byron, which means it’s a pure delight. I fell in love with Lorelei and Dane, two of the most delightful characters I’ve encountered in a very long time.
Barbara BrettonBarbara Bretton There’s a terrible delight in watching a rival sink without a trace
Bernard HinaultBernard Hinault 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 WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote Love overcomes, love delights, those who love the Sacred Heart rejoice.
Bernadette SoubirousBernadette Soubirous Society secretly delights in crime, excesses, and violated prohibitions of all sorts.
Bernard TschumiBernard Tschumi The ordinary blue pickling cabbage. Set against the blazing blue of the other flowers, it had a bloom and elegance which made it a thing of the greatest delight.
Beverley NicholsBeverley Nichols What I’ve learned the more time I’ve spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
Bob GoffBob Goff God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
Bob GoffBob Goff Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with which it embraces and comprehends with all the saints the length and breath, the height and depth, that is the eternity, the love, the goodness, and the wisdom of God.
Bernard of ClairvauxBernard of Clairvaux When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
Khalil GibranKhalil Gibran Suffering makes us capable of the full force of the Master of Delight; it makes us capable also to bear the utter play of the Master of Power. Pain is the key that opens the gates of strength; it is the high-road that leads to the city of beatitude.
Sri AurobindoSri Aurobindo Up until I became a father, it was all about self-obsession. But then I learned exactly what it’s all about: the delight of being a servant.
Eric ClaptonEric Clapton