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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.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always read more
What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always for being afraid.
Happiness is a positive cash flow.
Happiness is a positive cash flow.
Hanging is too good for him said Mr. Cruelty.
Hanging is too good for him said Mr. Cruelty.
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
Man could not live if he were entirely impervious to sadness. Many sorrows can be endured only by being embraced, read more
Man could not live if he were entirely impervious to sadness. Many sorrows can be endured only by being embraced, and the pleasure taken in them naturally has a somewhat melancholy character. So, melancholy is morbid only when it occupies too much place in life; but it is equally morbid for it to be wholly excluded from life.
The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire read more
The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.