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    How fading are the joys we dote upon!
    Like apparitions seen and gone;
    But those which soonest take their flight
    Are the most exquisite and strong;
    Like angel's visits short and bright,
    Mortality's too weak to bear them long.

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Cheerfulness is the very flower of health.

Cheerfulness is the very flower of health.

by Proverb Found in: Cheerfulness Quotes, Joy Quotes,
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Joy is not in things; it is in us

Joy is not in things; it is in us

by Richard Wagner Found in: Joy Quotes,
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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.

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They all attain perfection When they find joy in their work.

They all attain perfection When they find joy in their work.

by The Bhagavad Gita Found in: Joy Quotes,
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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.

by Platen Found in: Joy Quotes,
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For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.

For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Joy Quotes,
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Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
[Lat., Gaudia non remanent, sed fugitiva volant.]

Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
[Lat., Gaudia non remanent, sed fugitiva volant.]

by Marcus Valerius Martial Found in: Joy Quotes,
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He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy.

He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy.

by Kahlil Gibran Found in: Joy Quotes,
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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.

by Carl Sandburg Found in: Joy Quotes,
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