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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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Death in itself is nothing but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where. – John Dryden

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With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow — I have still joy in the midst of all these things. – Confucius

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The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it. – Michel de Montaigne

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One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad. – Elbert Hubbard

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Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Philippians 4:4 – Bible

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