What if your purpose is to take impeccable care of yourself so that you have the energy and joy to serve others?

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Joy is not in things; it is in us. ― Richard Wagner

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My hope does not rest in the affairs of this world. It rests in Christ who is coming again.

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That is one good thing about this world ... there are always sure to be more springs. – L.M. Montgomery

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Comparison is the thief of joy.

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The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.

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Now, if you want me to get out of the world, you had better get the women votin' soon. I shan't go till I can do that. ― Sojourner Truth

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It's very easy for a couple to experience joy together. But when you experience pain together, it can lead to such depth and such union. That is when you fuse.

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Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval.

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To me, we are the most beautiful creatures in the whole world. Black people. And I mean that in every sense.- Nina Simone

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