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.

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.

Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.

Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. read more

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.

Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.

Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.

And these are joys, like beauty, but skin deep.

And these are joys, like beauty, but skin deep.

Joy comes from using your potential.

Joy comes from using your potential.

But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?

But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both