There is no more thrilling sensation I know of than sailing. It comes as near to flying as man has got to yet – except in dreams.

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"I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes; but look where I will, there seems to me always more sadness than joy in life."

- Jerome K. Jerome

Awareness

"It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies that we are one."

- Jerome K. Jerome

Compassion

"I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours."

- Jerome K. Jerome

Motivation

"Memory is a rare ghost-raiser. Like a haunted house, its walls are ever echoing to unseen feet."

- Jerome K. Jerome

Reflection

"It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar."

- Jerome K. Jerome

Honesty

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"Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance."

- Anne Lamott

Joy

"Tuesdays are for chasing rainbows and dancing in the rain."

Joy

"You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness."

Joy

"Taste and see how good the Lord is! The one who takes refuge in him is truly happy!"

Joy

"The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays."

- W. C. Jones

Joy