It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it.

It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it.

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

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

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

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),

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of read more

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.

But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?

But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both

My plenteous joys,
Wanton in fullness, seek to hide themselves
In drops of sorrow.

My plenteous joys,
Wanton in fullness, seek to hide themselves
In drops of sorrow.

Cheerfulness is the very flower of health.

Cheerfulness is the very flower of health.