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

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

Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]

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

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

Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.

Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.

For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.

For bonny sweet Robin is all my joy.

Joy comes from using your potential.

Joy comes from using your potential.

Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself

Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself

But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?

But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?

Our joy is dead, and only smiles on us.

Our joy is dead, and only smiles on us.