#joys

Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing. ↗

— William Congreve

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Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children. ↗

— Bill Cosby

#children #done #ever #father #given

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win. ↗

— Mata Hari

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One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#being happy #comes #fortune #generous #good

The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose. ↗

— A. P. Herbert

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One of the greatest joys of tennis is having a nice volley and not really keeping score, not really looking at the lines, but just catching up with each other. ↗

— Jane Kaczmarek

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In my view, America has never had the opportunity to enter paradise. Europe enjoys the paradise it enjoys, in part because the United States provides the overall security that allows Europe to live in a system where military power is not a major issue. ↗

— Robert Kagan

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To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life. ↗

— Simone Weil

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Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer enjoys providing one. ↗

— Walter Jon Williams

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