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Quote by John Dryden
For present joys are more to flesh and blood than a dull prospect

For present joys are more to flesh and blood than a dull prospect of a distant good. – John Dryden

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He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear. – John Dryden

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Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside. – Dr. Melba Colgrove

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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, Jr.

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Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. – William Congreve

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I have no greater joy then to hear that my children walk in truth. John 4 – Bible

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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity. – Xun Zi

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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. – Montenegrin Proverb

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Fly fishing may be a very pleasant amusement; but angling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end and a fool at the other. – Samuel Johnson

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