"Joys too exquisite to last, And yet more exquisite when past."

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Source : James Montgomery (1838). “Lectures on general literature, poetry &c: delivered at the Royal Institution in 1830 and 1831”, p.67

James Montgomery

#Past Quotes #Joy Quotes #Lasts Quotes

“Ultimately the love can become so big that we can love the whole of creation instead of 'I love this but I don't like that.'”
“Because I found myself telling the story of his family to people without the visual aids that I was able to employ by filming them eventually. But I very much knew exactly what I was going to do.”
“We need to step into certain uncertainty. Without faith it is impossible to please God.”
“The American audience has really opened up to women being A.) funny and B.) kinda crude. 'Bridesmaids' is R-rated, and I think it was a major coup for women to have an R-rated comedy that did really well. Same as 'Bad Teacher.'”
“There are degrees of loneliness, ways in which the experience of loneliness deepens, becomes something like what we might call a way of life. This way of life is both what is most damaging to us as a culture, and, paradoxically, contributes to its richness. It may in the end be our lasting contribution to the life of our planet.”
“There are moments when suddenly our eyes blink open and we recapture the excitement of living. Life becomes an adventure and we, adventurers.”
“One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.”

Source : Ann Radcliffe (1795). “The Mysteries of Udolfo: A Romance Interspersed with Some Pieces of Poetry”, p.214
“Happiness is a way of travelling and not a final destination.”

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