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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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Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children.

Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children.

by Bill Cosby 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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Our joy is dead, and only smiles on us.

Our joy is dead, and only smiles on us.

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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.

by Amelia Barr Found in: Joy Quotes,
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow

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

by Swedish Proverb Found in: Joy Quotes,
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The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy.

The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy.

by Eudora Welty Found in: Joy Quotes,
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Joy comes from using your potential.

Joy comes from using your potential.

by Will Schultz Found in: 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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The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is read more

The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable.

by John Cheever Found in: Joy Quotes,
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