#delight

The short English miles are delightful for walking. You are always pleased to find, every now and then, in how short a time you have walked a mile, though, no doubt, a mile is everywhere a mile, I walk but a moderate pace, and can accomplish four English miles in an hour. ↗

— Karl Philipp Moritz

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The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to its own level. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

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There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations. ↗

— Washington Irving

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Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight. ↗

— William Safire

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Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly. ↗

— George MacDonald

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I was absolutely delighted that those shows have been preserved. ↗

— Patrick Macnee

#been #delighted #i #preserved #shows

We're just delighted that management has come around to my way of thinking. ↗

— Paula Zahn

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We are driven by the usual insatiable curiosity of the scientist, and our work is a delightful game. ↗

— Murray Gell-Mann

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She discovered with great delight that one does not love one's children just because they are one's children but because of the friendship formed while raising them. ↗

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Not by appointment do we meet delight Or joy; they heed not our expectancy; But round some corner of the streets of life they of a sudden greet us with a smile. ↗

— Gerald Massey

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