Joy Quote by Lucretius

“Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's tribulation: not because any man's…

— Anonymous

It is pleasant, when the sea is high and the winds are dashing the waves about, to watch from the shores the struggles of…

— Anonymous

It is pleasant, when the sea runs high, to view from land the great distress of another.

— Lucretius

It is pleasurable, when winds disturb the waves of a great sea, to gaze out from land upon the great trials of another.

— Lucretius

As it is pleasant to see the sea from the land, so it is pleasant for him who has escaped from troubles to think…

— Epictetus

A great sorrow, like a mariner's quadrant, brings the sun at noon down to the horizon, and we learn where we are on the…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and see the ships tossed upon the sea; a pleasure to stand in the window…

— Anonymous

And when distress afflicts you in the sea, away go those whom you call on except He; but when He brings you safe to…

— Quran

“I have seen the sea when it is stormy and wild; when it is quiet and serene; when it is dark and moody. And…

— Martin Buxbaum

Hail, Holy Day! the blessing from above Brightens thy presence like a smile of love, Smoothing, like oil upon a stormy sea, The roughest…

— Sarah Josepha Hale

To everything there is a bright side and a dark side; and I hold it to be unwise, unphilosophic, unkind to others, and unhealthy…

— Lydia M. Child

The pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts, and the great art of life is to have as many of them as possible.

— Michel de Montaigne