Joy Quote by Frederick Buechner

“... in the long run, there can be no joy for anybody until there is joy finally for us all”

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In the entire history of the universe, let alone in your own history, there has never been another day just like today, and there…

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People are disturbed not by things but by the view they take of them. They may forget what you said, but they will never…

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It is impossible to conceive how different things would have turned out if that birth had not happened whenever, wherever, however it didfor millions…

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At least to look back over their own lives, as I have looked back over mine, for certain themes and patterns and signals that…

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Snobs are people who look down on other people, but that does not justify our looking down on them. Who can say what dark…

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I could, of course, have done no more if no less than affiliated myself in one way or another with a particular church, could…

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Even the saddest things can become, once we have made peace with them, a source of wisdom and strength.

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A Christian isn't necessarily any nicer than anybody else, just better informed.

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“The things that the world fills time with are enough to turn the heart to stone, but the goodness of time itself is as…

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The pride that keeps us from forgiving is the same pride which keeps us from accepting forgiveness.

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“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but a the same time you carry them with you in…

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If the truth is worth telling, it is worth making a fool of yourself to tell it.

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The size of a man's understanding might always be justly measured by his mirth.

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Of everything I have done, 'The Archers' always gets the most excitement; there's a sort of uncontrollable joy from fans of the program.

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Safin, in his way, is very talented. It is a joy to watch them play; it is tennis of a very high quality.

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“Start the daily practice of joyful living.”

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