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“In our land of opportunities and distractions, it's hard to devote our attention to the quiet pleasures of reading. It's as if we live our lives in a noisy restaurant and can't have the intimate conversation we most yearn for.”

Ifs Hard Reading Opportunity Pleasure Attention Our Lives Land Quiet Conversation Intimate Restaurants Distraction Noisy Land Of Opportunity Pleasure Of Reading Intimate Conversation

Book:The Little Guide to Your Well-read Life

Source: The Little Guide to Your Well-read Life

“We are determined not to take as the aim of our life fame, profit, wealth, or sensual pleasure, nor to accumulate wealth while millions are hungry and dying. We are committed to living simply and sharing our time, energy, and material resources with those who are in need.”

Needs Energy Wealth Pleasure Millions Our Lives Dying Materials Fame Resources Aim Profit Committed Determined Hungry Sensual Our Time Consumerism Overconsumption Sensual Pleasure

Book:Being Peace

Source: Being Peace

“During the course of our life we now and then enjoy some pleasures so inviting, and have some encounters of so tender a nature, that though they are forbidden, it is but natural to wish that they were at least allowable. Nothing can be more delightful, except it be to abandon them for virtue's sake.”

Courses Wish Enjoy Natural Pleasure Virtue Our Lives Sake Encounters Abandon Now And Then Delightful Forbidden Inviting

Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“I think the world is like a great mirror, and reflects our lives just as we ourselves look upon it. Those who turn sad faces toward the world find only sadness reflected. But a smile is reflected in the same way, and cheers and brightens our hearts. You think there is no pleasure to be had in life. That is because you are heartsick and-and tired, as you say. With one sad story ended you are afraid to begin another-a sequel-feeling it would be equally sad. But why should it be? Isn't the joy or sorrow equally divided in life?”

Source: Delphi Complete Works of L. Frank Baum (Illustrated)

“[On the United States:] We are a wildly energetic people in our pursuit of pleasure, let alone in our pursuit of money, and we are very odd to look at as we go about our lives.”

People Looks States Pleasure United United States Our Lives Pursuit Odd Energetic Pursuit Of Money

Author:Martha Gellhorn

“Discontents are sometimes the better part of our life. I know not well which is the most useful; joy I may choose for pleasure, but adversities are the best for profit; and sometimes those do so far help me, as I should, without them, want much of the joy I have.”

Knows Want Should Wells May Sometimes Helping Joy Pleasure Our Lives Adversity Profit Help Me Discontent

Author:Owen Feltham

“God formed us for His pleasure, and so formed us that we as well as He can in divine communion enjoy the sweet and mysterious mingling of kindred personalities. He meant us to see Him and live with Him and draw our life from His smile.”

Wells Enjoy Pleasure Our Lives Divine Sweet Personality Draws Mysterious Communion Kindred His Smile Mingling

Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer

“The world that we live in is full of distractions and pleasures that pull us away from a spiritual life. Even our jobs which are a very necessary and important part of our lives can end up being the altar at which we pray. They consume most of our waking hours and provide the income on which we are dependent in order to take care of our families.”

World Important Ends Care Jobs Spiritual Order Hours Pleasure Our Lives Praying Take Care Income Our Family Dependent Waking Distraction Spiritual Life Altars

Author:Michael Huffington

“The dogs in our lives, the dogs we come to love and who (we fervently believe) love us in return, offer more than fidelity, consolation, and companionship. They offer comedy, irony, wit, and a wealth of anecdotes, the "shaggy dog stories" and "stupid pet tricks" that are commonplace pleasures of life.”

Believe Stories Wealth Pleasure Comedy Our Lives Dog Stupid Return Offers Wit Tricks Irony Pet Companionship Consolation Commonplace Fidelity Anecdotes Believe In Love Pleasures Of Life

Author:Marjorie Garber