Joy's smile is much closer to tears than laughter.

Joy's smile is much closer to tears than laughter.

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

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.

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

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

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.

Cheerfulness is the very flower of health.

Cheerfulness is the very flower of health.

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.

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