“It is cheerful to God when you rejoice or laugh from the bottom of your heart.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
“Let others laugh when you sacrifice desire to duty, if they will. You have time and eternity to rejoice in.”
As quoted in Checklist For Life For Moms (2005) by Thomas Nelson Publishers, p. 139.
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