We do not enjoy a story fully at the first reading.

To enjoy a thing exclusively is commonly to exlcude yourself from the true enjoyment of it.

The true spirit of delight the exultation the sense of being more than Man which is the touchstone of the highest excellence is to be found in mathematics as surely as in poetry.

No matter what the situation may be, I still take pleasure in witnessing the joy of others.

If you have not often felt the joy of doing a kind act you have neglected much and most of all yourself.

If you go to heaven without being naturally qualified for it you will not enjoy it there.

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

Grief can take care of itself but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.