Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection.― Jane Austen

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Do it for joy and you can do it forever

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To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.― Mark Twain

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It’s the great mystery of human life that old grief passes gradually into quiet tender joy.

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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!

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Do not look for rest in any pleasure, because you were not created for pleasure: you were created for joy. And if you do not know the difference between pleasure and joy you have not yet begun to live.

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If I can see pain in your eyes then share with me your tears. If I can see joy in your eyes then share with me your smile.― Santosh Kalwar

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I am grateful for being alive today. It is my joy and pleasure to live another wonderful day.

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Oh, God, to know you is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise you is the soul's joy and delight. Guard me with the power of Your grace here and in all places. Now and at all times, forever. Amen.

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Love: I recognize the emotion for what it is, an irrational self-destructive impulse, which is disguised as joy.

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