Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow

An infant when it gazes on a light,
A child the moment when it drains the breast,
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An infant when it gazes on a light,
A child the moment when it drains the breast,
A devotee when soars the Host in sight,
An Arab with a stranger for a guest,
A sailor when the prize has struck in fight,
A miser filling his most hoarded chest,
Feel rapture; but not such true joy are reaping
As they who watch o'er what they love while sleeping.

All human joys are swift of wing,
For heaven doth so allot it;
That when you get read more

All human joys are swift of wing,
For heaven doth so allot it;
That when you get an easy thing,
You find you haven't got it.

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to read more

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.

Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow

Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow

One joy shatters a hundred griefs

One joy shatters a hundred griefs

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.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

Joy is not in things; it is in us

Joy is not in things; it is in us