Joy

Famous quotes containing the word joy:

    Childhood is an adventure both for children and for their parents. There should be freedom to explore and joy in discovery. The important discoveries for both parents and children seldom come at the points where the path is smooth and straight. It is the curves in that path to adventure that make the trip interesting and worthwhile.
    Lawrence Kutner (20th century)

    Madame Pertelote, my worldes bliss,
    Harkneth these blissful birdes how they sing,
    And see the freshe flowers how they spring;
    Full is mine heart of revel and solace!’
    But suddenly him fell a sorrowful case,
    For ever the latter end of joy is woe.
    Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)

    There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathise with the colour, the beauty, the joy of life. The less said about life’s sores the better.
    Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)