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Joys
Are bubble-like--what makes them bursts them too.
- Philip James Bailey, Festus
Joys
Are bubble-like--what makes them bursts them too.
- Philip James Bailey, Festus
Capacity for joy
Admits temptation.
Capacity for joy
Admits temptation.
I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.
I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.
Warm weather fosters growth: cold weather destroys it. Thus a man with an unsympathetic temperament has a scant joy: but read more
Warm weather fosters growth: cold weather destroys it. Thus a man with an unsympathetic temperament has a scant joy: but a man with a warm and friendly heart overflowing blessings, and his beneficence will extend to posterity.
In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer read more
In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone 's letter.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
Joys too exquisite to last,
And yet more exquisite when past.
Joys too exquisite to last,
And yet more exquisite when past.
Our joy is dead, and only smiles on us.
Our joy is dead, and only smiles on us.
