“A propensity to hope and joy is real riches: One to fear and sorrow, real poverty.”
David Hume book Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary
Part I, Essay 18: The Sceptic
Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary (1741-2; 1748)
“Real genuine joy is borne of sadness and sorrow.”
Joy: Share it! p. 36.
Joy: Share it! (2017)
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