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

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.

Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself

Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself

Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.

Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.

They hear a voice in every wind,
And snatch a fearful joy.

They hear a voice in every wind,
And snatch a fearful joy.

There's not a joy the world can give like that it takes away.
- Lord Byron (George read more

There's not a joy the world can give like that it takes away.
- Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron),

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.

Capacity for joy
Admits temptation.

Capacity for joy
Admits temptation.

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.