T Quotes
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“The plea of ignorance will never take away our responsibilities.”
Source: Lectures on Architecture and Painting
“The plea of necessity, that eternal argument of all conspirators.”
Source: William Henry Harrison, 1773-1841: John Tyler, 1790-1862; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids
“The Pleading of the Summer - That other Prank - of Snow - That Cushions Mystery with Tulle, For fear the Squirrels - know.”
Source: The Poems of Emily Dickinson
“The pleas against Leopold II are based on documentation that is mainly of British origin and therefore tendentious.”
Source: Léopold II Le plus grand chef d'Etat de l'histoire du Congo (Études africaines)
“The pleasant converse of the fireside, the simple songs of home, the words of encouragement as I bend over my school-tasks, the kiss as I lie down to rest, the patient bearing with the freaks of my restless nature, the gentle counsels mingled with reproofs and approvals, the sympathy that meets and assuages every sorrow, and sweetens every little success--all these return to me amid the responsibilities which press upon me now, and I feel as if I had once lived in heaven, and, straying, had lost my way.”
“The pleasant fact is that the British are not much good at violent crime except in fiction, which is of course as it should be.”
Source: The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain
“The pleasant life is not produced by continual drinking and dancing, nor sexual intercourse, nor rare dishes of sea food and other delicacies of a luxurious table. On the contrary, it is produced by sober reasoning which examines the motives for every choice and avoidance, driving away beliefs which are the source of mental disturbances.”
“The pleasant life: a life that successfully pursues the positive emotions about the present, past, and future.”
“The pleasant surprise for me is that when I look into Tony's eyes, he's still 100% present, sharing everything that's going on. Acting with him is like a beautiful dance.”
“The pleasant'st angling is to see the fish Cut with her golden oars the silver stream And greedily devour the treacherous bait.”
Source: The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed; with Glossarial Notes, His Life, and a Critique on His Genius & Writings
“The pleasantest of all diversions is to sit alone under the lamp, a book spread out before you, and to make friends with people of a distant past you have never known.”
“The pleasantest part of a man's life is generally that which passes in courtship, provided his passion be sincere, and the party beloved kind with discretion. Love, desire, hope, all the pleasing emotions of the soul, rise in the pursuit.”
Source: The spectator
“The pleasantest part of work is having done it.”
“The pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts, and the great art of life is to have as many of them as possible.”
“The pleased sea on a white-breasted shore-- A shore that wears on her alluring brows Rare shells, far brought, the love-gifts of the sea, That blushed a tell-tale.”
“The pleasing punishment that women bear.”
Source: The Works of William Shakspeare: The Text Formed from an Intirely New Collation of the Old Editions, with the Various Readings, Notes, a Life of the Poet, and a History of the Early English Stage
“The pleasurable part of public mourning can also lead to a sense of self-sanctification that justifies in advance any war effort, whether or not the target and destruction are in any way related to the initial event.”
“The pleasure a man gets from a landscape would [not] last long if he were convinced a priori that the forms and colors he sees are just forms and colors, that all structures in which they play a role are purely subjective and have no relation whatsoever to any meaningful order or totality, that they simply and necessarily express nothing....No walk through the landscape is necessary any longer; and thus the very concept of landscape as experienced by a pedestrian becomes meaningless and arbitrary. Landscape deteriorates altogether into landscaping.”
“The pleasure a man of honor enjoys in the consciousness of having performed his duty is a reward he pays himself for all his pains.”
“The pleasure a reader gets is often equal to the pleasure a writer is given.”
“The pleasure and joy of man lies in treading down the rebel and conquering the enemy, in tearing him up by the root, in taking from him all that he has.”
“The pleasure and pain parts of the brain are linked and anything that affects one also affects the other. The worst lows follow the best highs – isn’t that what people have always said? Apparently there was now scientific proof that it was true. A hugely pleasurable experience also triggers the pain circuits in the brain. Eventually when the pleasure has gone all that’s left is the pain.”
Source: The Millionaires' Death Club
“The pleasure and sadness of youth is that the speed of its passing is never thought about; and so you say that you will do this or that in a year, in five years, only to wake up one morning to realize that what you thought was infinitely prolonged has ended.”
“The pleasure and the love of God for His creatures constitute the original state. His pleasure and love are the means by which He has brought His creatures into existence and are the cause of that bringing into existence. He who knows that he possesses neither being nor act rediscovers himself in that original state of pleasure and divine love.”
“The pleasure and value of every walk or journey we take may be doubled to us by carefully noting down the impressions it makes upon us.”
Source: John Burroughs' America: Selections from the Writings of the Naturalist
“The pleasure came precisely from being too clearly aware of your own degradation; from the feeling of having gone to the uttermost limits; that it is was vile, but it could not have been otherwise; that you could not escape, you could never make yourself into a different person”
Source: Notes from Underground & The Double
“The pleasure children get from playing is way more intense, and lasts way longer, than the one adults get from being paid.”
“The pleasure derived from listening to the vices of others does not make us wiser nor does it make us any more virtuous. It only makes the vices more acceptable. People start believing that they can lower their moral standards because others are doing the same. There is great frustration in the society due to half truths and false stories spread by media.”
Source: Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth
“The pleasure derived from viewing the achievements of others, coupled with a true appreciation of nature, sharpens the desire to express pictorially.”
“The pleasure here lay precisely in the too vivid consciousness of one’s own humiliation; in feeling that one had reached the ultimate wall; that, bad as it is, it cannot be otherwise; that there is no way out for you, that you will never change into a different person; that even if you had enough time and faith left to change yourself into something different, you probably would not wish to change; and even if you did wish it, you would still not do anything, because in fact there is perhaps nothing to change into.”
“The pleasure I found in reading books was disconcerting...I felt anxious about every new piece of information. I would latch onto one particular detail and start look for references and other versions of it in other writings. I remembered, for example, that for quite some time I tracked down the subject of kissing. I read and read and felt dizzy with the subject, as if I had eaten a psychotropic fruit.”
Source: The Iraqi Christ
“The pleasure I gave my lovers was a four fifth of the pleasure I experienced.”
“The pleasure in complete domination over another person (or other animate creature) is the very essence of the sadistic drive. Another way of formulating the same thought is to say that the aim of sadism is to transform man into a thing, something animate into something inanimate, since by complete and absolute control the living loses one essential quality of life - freedom.”
Source: The Heart of Man
“The pleasure in traveling consists of the obstacles, the fatigue, and even the danger. What charm can anyone find in an excursion when he is always sure of reaching his destination, of having horses ready waiting for him, a soft bed, an excellent supper, and all the eases and comfort he can enjoy in his own home! One of the great misfortunes of modern life is the want of any sudden surprise, and the absence of all adventure. Everything is so well arranged.”
“The pleasure is in the path, the search for something good.”
“The pleasure is our choice.”
“The pleasure is there; between your expectations and regrets.”
Source: Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
“The pleasure is unique and the one that reaches its effect will remembers it later. Joy is proper to being. It does not cease its durability and has no time to end.”
“The pleasure isn't in doing the thing, the pleasure is in planning it.”
Source: Paper Towns
“The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you.”
Source: The Human Stain: A Novel
“The pleasure of a freshly-dressed bed is one of the finer things in life, and yet many stumble here, not sure what can go with what, or whether it's okay to mismatch pillows and duvet cover. The simple answer to this is that anything goes.”
Source: Happy Inside: How to harness the power of home for health and happiness
“The pleasure of a good act is something to be remembered - not in order to feed our complacency but in order to remind us that virtuous actions are not only possible and valuable, but that they can become easier and more delightful and more fruitful than the acts of vice which oppose and frustrate them.”
“The pleasure of all reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.”
Source: The Collected Letters of Katherine Mansfield: 1922-1923
“The pleasure of authenticity exists only against the grain of society.”
Source: Future Primitive Revisited
“The pleasure of being a scoundrel can be adequately savored in silence.”
“The pleasure of being alive is brought into sharper focus when you need to pay attention to staying alive.”
Source: The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age
“The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.”
“The pleasure of despair. But then, it is in despair that we find the most acute pleasure, especially when we are aware of the hopelessness of the situation... ...everything is a mess in which it is impossible to tell what's what, but that despite this impossibility and deception it still hurts you, and the less you can understand, the more it hurts.”
“The pleasure of discovery begins with a prayer.”
“The pleasure of doing a thing in the same way at the same time every day, and savoring it, should be noted.”
Source: The Journals of Arnold Bennett: 1911-1921