Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.

Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.

Long ailments wear out pain, and long hopes, joy.

Long ailments wear out pain, and long hopes, joy.

When pain can't bless, heaven quits us in despair.

When pain can't bless, heaven quits us in despair.

Pain is life--the sharper, the more evidence of life.

Pain is life--the sharper, the more evidence of life.

Joys too exquisite to last,
And yet more exquisite when past.

Joys too exquisite to last,
And yet more exquisite when past.

And the wind that saddens, the sea that gladdens,
Are singing the selfsame strain.

And the wind that saddens, the sea that gladdens,
Are singing the selfsame strain.

Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.

Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.

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

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.