A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams.
The future is merely a shadow which blocks out the joys of the present and emphasizes the miseries of the past.
One man envies the success in life of another, and hates him in secret; nor is he willing to give him good advice when he is consulted, except it be by some wonderful effort of good feeling, and there are, alas, few such men in the world. A real friend, on the other hand, exults in his friend?s happiness, rejoices in all his joys, and is ready to afford him the best advice.
Heaven is going to be like this life, only better. It will be like this life with all its joys and beauties and pleasures, but without the drawbacks - with all the assets but none of the liabilities.
One of the joys of being in love is that it clarifies your priorities. Complication arises from not knowing what you want.
Few know the joys that spring from a disinterested curiosity. It is like a cheerful spirit that leads us through worlds filled with what is true and fair, which we admire and love because it is true and fair.
Our cares are all To-day, our joys are all To-day; And in one little word, our life, what is it but--To-day?
If we understand the dangers of materialism, it will help liberate us to experience the joys of Christ-centered stewardship. Jesus speaks of the "deceitfulness of wealth". The psalmist warns, "Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them". The dangers of materialism are far-reaching. We should not think that we're immune to the value-changing nature of wealth.
Never despair of a child. The one you weep the most for at the mercy-seat may fill your heart with the sweetest joys.
Let me just say, at once: I am not now nor have I ever been a white man. And, leaving aside the joys of unearned privilege, this leaves me feeling pretty good.
Multiculturalism has seemed to imply, wrongly for me, let other cultures be allowed to express themselves but do not let the majority culture at all tell us its glories, its struggles, its joys, its pains.
Television always carried me: be it at my beginnings in small series and telefilms, or through my success in Kasamh Se and Bade Acche Lagte Hain. Thanks to TV, I saw an incredible dream come true: I could incarnate good and bad people, share my joys and pains with the audience, but also be part of this incredible medium that can educate and entertain at the same time! And with new TV platforms, the journey has only just started.
The acting experience and the collaborating and creating the world, working on the piece, they're the same joys.
Dead men may envy living mites in cheese, Or good germs even. Microbes have their joys, And subdivide, and never come to death.
One of the very best reasons for having children is to be reminded of the incomparable joys of a snow day.
Sometimes small things lead to great joys.
Great joys, like griefs, are silent.
Oh, the joys of baseball, manly men in tight pants.
The joys of theory are the sweetest intellectual pleasures of life
May we hope that, when we are all dead and gone, leaders will arise who have been personally experienced in the hard, practical work, the difficulties, and the joys of organizing nursing reforms, and who will lead far beyond anything we have done!