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Capacity for joy
Admits temptation.
Capacity for joy
Admits temptation.
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
Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart read more
Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue.
Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.
Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.
All human joys are swift of wing,
For heaven doth so allot it;
That when you get read more
All human joys are swift of wing,
For heaven doth so allot it;
That when you get an easy thing,
You find you haven't got it.
Our joy is dead, and only smiles on us.
Our joy is dead, and only smiles on us.
Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.
Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.
Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night.
Joy rul'd the day, and Love the night.
Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.
Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.
