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In this fool's paradise, he drank delight (Quote by - George Grabbe)

To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to your own - this is happiness. (Quote by - J B Priestley)

As for plenty, we had not only for necessity, conveniency and decency, but for delight and pleasure to superfluity. (Quote by - Margaret Cavendish)

Men whose trade is rat-catching, love to catch rats; the bug destroyer seizes on his bug with delight; and the suppressor is gratified by finding his vice. (Quote by - Sydney Smith)

The advantages of a losing team: (1) There is everything to hope for and nothing to fear, (2.) Defeats do not disturb one's sleep. (3) An occasional victory is a surprise and a delight. (4) There is no danger of any club passing you. (5) You are not asked fifty times a day, "What was the score?"; people take it for granted that you lost. (Quote by - Elmer E. Bates)

Intelligence is nothing without delight. (Quote by - Paul Claudel)

We are naturally delighted to have signed Jeff to a new contract, (Quote by - Craig Cameron)

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination. (Quote by - Mencius)

I am delighted that, after lengthy negotiations, Luis has signed an extension, (Quote by - Chris Coleman)

If a man doesn't delight in himself and the force in him and feel that he and it are wonders, how is all life to become important to him? (Quote by - Sherwood Anderson)

Sweets grown common lose their dear delight (Quote by - William Shakespeare)

I have two delightful sons, who I love dearly. (Quote by - Charles Keating)

The goal of prayer is the ear of God, a goal that can only be reached by patient and continued and continuous waiting upon Him, pouring out our heart to Him and permitting Him to speak to us. Only by so doing can we expect to know Him, and as we come to know Him better we shall spend more time in His presence and find that presence a constant and ever-increasing delight. (Quote by - E. M. Bounds)

Don't you remember sweet Alice Ben Bolt? Sweet Alice, whose hair was so brown; Who wept with delight when you gave her a smile, And trembl'd with fear at your frown! (Quote by - Thomas Dunn)

We're all delighted to be enshrined in one of the icons of pop culture. Yow! Are we having fun! (Quote by - David Holland)

The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a clarification of life - not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion. (Quote by - Robert Frost)

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 afterwards deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes. (Quote by - Arthur Schopenhauer)

Where will I be five years from now? I delight in not knowing. That's one of the greatest things about life-its wonderful surprises. (Quote by - Mario Thomas)

I'm just so delighted we've managed this. (Quote by - Alex McLeish)

We're delighted that the FDA has moved forward at all. (Quote by - Cynthia Harriman)

And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face. (Quote by - Venerable Bede)

How delightful to find a friend in everyone. (Quote by - Joseph Brodsky)

Teach us delight in simple things, and mirth that has no bitter springs (Quote by - Rudyard Kipling)

Children will not pretend to be enjoying books, and they will not read books because they have been told that these books are good. They are looking for delight. (Quote by - Helen Dunmore)

And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth; that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette. (Quote by - Minoru Yamasaki)

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