Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.
Sadness takes up the pen more readily than joy.
Joy is the vital air of the soul.
It would have been a joy to me to be smiled upon, loved, encouraged, welcomed, and to obtain what I was so ready to give, kindness and goodwill. But to hunt down consideration and reputation - to force the esteem of others - seemed to me an effort unworthy of myself, almost a degradation.
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