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Joys too exquisite to last,
And yet more exquisite when past.
Joys too exquisite to last,
And yet more exquisite when past.
But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?
But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?
He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy.
He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy.
Joy is not in things; it is in us
Joy is not in things; it is in us
Cheerfulness is the very flower of health.
Cheerfulness is the very flower of health.
There's a hope for every woe,
And a balm for every pain,
But the first joys of read more
There's a hope for every woe,
And a balm for every pain,
But the first joys of our heart
Come never back again!
He who binds to himself a joy doth the winged life destroy. But he who kisses the joy as it read more
He who binds to himself a joy doth the winged life destroy. But he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in Eternity's sunrise.
The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.
The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.