One joy shatters a hundred griefs

One joy shatters a hundred griefs

Joy has this in common with pain, that it robs people of reason.

Joy has this in common with pain, that it robs people of reason.

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?

But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?

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!

Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.

Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Our joy is dead, and only smiles on us.

Our joy is dead, and only smiles on us.