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Delight Quotes - Page 24

If the East loves infinity, the West delights in boundaries.

If the East loves infinity, the West delights in boundaries.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1851). “Essays, lectures and orations”, p.334

Every natural power exhilarates; a true talent delights the possessor first.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2010). “The Later Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1843-1871”, p.84, University of Georgia Press

Why should the eyes be denied what delights them most?

"Dirty old masters: should the EU ban pornographic paintings?" by Jonathan Jones, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2013.

Stars in the night,' he said. 'Something something something something, some delight

Philippa Gregory (2008). “The Other Boleyn Girl (Movie Tie-In)”, p.100, Simon and Schuster

Some are unwisely liberal, and more delight to give presents than to pay debts.

Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.130

Death is God's delightful way of giving us life.

Oswald Chambers (2015). “Our Brilliant Heritage / If You Will Be Perfect / Disciples Indeed: The Inheritance of God's Transforming Mind & Heart”, p.228, Discovery House

The only artists I have ever known who are personally delightful are bad artists. Good artists exist simply in what they make, and consequently are perfectly uninteresting in what they are.

Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Joseph Bristow, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts”, p.217, Oxford University Press on Demand