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Delightful Things Quotes

Charles Dickens quote: "The society of girls is a very delightful thing, Copperfield...."
The society of girls is a very delightful thing, Copperfield. It's not professional, but it's very delightful. Charles Dickens
The world is crammed with delightful things. I think young people make such a mistake about that? not letting themselves be happy. I sometimes think that happiness is the only thing that counts. Virginia Woolf
L. M. Montgomery quote: "tis true, 'tis pity, and 'tis pity, 'tis true.' what..."
tis true, 'tis pity, and 'tis pity, 'tis true.' what delightful things we might do were it not for Mrs. Harmon Andrews! L. M. Montgomery
What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who only has eyes, if he is a painter, or ears if he is a musician, or a lyre in every chamber of his heart if he is a poet, or even, if he is a boxer, just his muscles? Far from it: at the same time he is also a political being, constantly aware of the heartbreaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. How could it be possible to feel no interest in other people, and with a cool... Pablo Picasso
Fyodor Dostoevsky quote: "Lying is a delightful thing for it leads to the truth."
Lying is a delightful thing for it leads to the truth. Fyodor Dostoevsky
What do you think an artist is? ...he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war. Pablo Picasso
the most offensive is not their lying—one can always forgive lying—lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth—what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying… Fyodor Dostoevsky
Edgar Degas quote: "What a delightful thing is the conversation of specialists!..."
What a delightful thing is the conversation of specialists! One understands absolutely nothing and it's charming. Edgar Degas
It is the most delightful thing that ever happens to me, when I hear something coming out of my guitar and out of my mouth that wasn't there before. James Taylor
I always think that the most delightful thing about traveling is to always be running into Americans and to always feel at home. Anita Loos
Since holiness is the main thing that excites, draws, and governs all gracious affections, it is no wonder that all such affections tend to holiness. That which men love, they desire to have and to be united to, and possessed of. That beauty which men delight in, they desire to be adorned with. Those acts which men delight in, they necessarily incline to do. Jonathan Edwards
I am certain that there are two things in life which are dependable, the delights of the flesh and the delights of literature. Peter Greenaway
I do not question the power of our weapons and the efficiency of our logistics; I cannot say these things delight me as the y seem to delight some of our officials, but they are certainly impressive. J. William Fulbright
Oh, I can't explain. When I like people immensely, I never tell their names to any one. It is like surrendering a part of them. I have grown to love secrecy. It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvellous to us. The commonest thing is delightful if one only hides it. When I leave town now I never tell my people where I am going. If I did, I would lose all my pleasure. It is a silly habit, I dare say, but somehow it seems to bring a great deal of romance into... Oscar Wilde
From love arises hatred of those things which are contrary to what we love, or which oppose and thwart us in those things that we delight in. Jonathan Edwards

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