Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.
Christian N. Bovee
We ask God to forgive us for our evil thoughts and evil temper, but rarely, if ever ask
Him to forgive us for our sadness.
R. W. Dale
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be
completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King
The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it.
Michel de Montaigne
Happy is the person who not only sings, but feels God's eye is on the sparrow, and knows
He watches over me. To be simply ensconced in God is true joy.
Alfred A. Montapert
Joy is not a thing, it is in us.
Charles Wagner
Joy is a constituent of life, a necessity of life; it is an element of life's value and
life's power. As every man has need of joy. . . . It is a condition of religious living.
Paul Wilheim von Keppler
for·fend also
fore·fend transitive verb . 1.a. To keep or ward off; avert. b. Archaic. To forbid. 2. To
defend or protect.
"Fate forfend!" he exclaimed, his face going white
under the blood that now nearly covered it.
The Gods of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Othello - Well, do it, and be brief. I will walk by: I would not kill thy unprepared
spirit; No -heavens forfend! -I would not kill thy soul.
Othello
William Shakespeare
Definition from American Heritage Dictionary
Central America Because life in the tropical jungles is severe and dangerous, many
different relationships between and among animals and plants. One such relationship is an
involved one with oropendolas and the giant cowbirds. Tomorrow another look at an interesting relationship
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TRUE FACT ... Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day. |
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