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Joys too exquisite to last,
And yet more exquisite when past.
Joys too exquisite to last,
And yet more exquisite when past.
And, e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy,
The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy.
And, e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy,
The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy.
One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge
One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge
Joy has this in common with pain, that it robs people of reason.
Joy has this in common with pain, that it robs people of reason.
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
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.
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.
