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"True happiness Is not a mental hallucination. True happiness Is not a complacent feeling. True happiness Is the spontaneous feeling of joy That comes from knowing 132 You are doing the right thing 133 And leading a divine life."
"The joy of a self-giving life Can neither be measured Nor be expounded."
"Style is joyful if you allow yourself to have joy."
"Looking relevant, modern, timely and appropriate in terms of your age, body type and lifestyle is not only about the joy of self-expression but a form of self-care: it lets the world know how you want to be perceived and treated."
"No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before."
"If we are still here to witness the destruction of our planet some five billion years or more hence, then we will have achieved something so unprecedented in the history of life that we should be willing to sing our swansong with joy - Sic Transit Gloria Mundi."
"But now the joy is gone and the sadness is back, the sadness feels like something deserved, the price of some not-quite-forgotten betrayal."
"Miss life's simplest blessings and you'll miss out on life's greatest joys."
"Writing is extremely personal, and that's the joy of it for me."
"Life is all about toiling and labor. But obviously I get great joy in confronting challenge and taking risk."
"Philosophy insists that there is a joy which is absolute, which never changes."
"Learn to recognise the mother in Evil, Terror, Sorrow, Denial, as well as in Sweetness and in Joy."
"No one's life is totally morbid. Even on a subtle scale there's little flashes of enlightenment and of happiness and joy."
"Joy:show joy & enjoy: then others will be joyful."
"If love is something you cherish, it is hard to glean much joy from death, even in one's enemies."
"Collaboration has become really integral to my process. I play music so that I can spend time with my friends and communicate in that way. I experience so much joy in that process, because, you know, it's those times of getting together and playing music and all that comes with it that are the best for me."
"Joy is the effect which comes when we use our powers."
"Now, I believe in life, and I believe in the joy of human existence, but these things cannot be experienced except as we also face the despair, also face the anxiety that every human being has to face if he lives with any creativity at all."
"Happiness is a solid and joy is a liquid."
"For joy, apparently, it was all Franny could do to hold the phone, even with both hands."
