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"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 afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes."
"How can one take delight in the world unless one flees to it for refuge?"
"The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing."
"Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss."
"The 'relative' delights the mind (manoranjan), the 'real' delights the Self (the soul, atmaranjan)."
"That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit."
"So it was scary, but that's how it goes. To my great delight, I discovered that it did all belong."
"Pay-per-view would deprive many kids of the delight of seeing the Olympics."
"Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment."
Explore more quotes by Samuel Richardson
"The little words in the Republic of Letters, like the little folks in a nation, are the most useful and significant."
"The difference in the education of men and women must give the former great advantages over the latter, even where geniuses are equal."
"Women are so much in love with compliments that rather than want them, they will compliment one another, yet mean no more by it than the men do."
"Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures."
"The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master."
"Let a man do what he will by a single woman, the world is encouragingly apt to think Marriage a sufficient amends."
"Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy, it lessens our cares by dividing them, at the same time that it doubles our pleasures by mutual participation."
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