Quote#Happiness
And what is the joy of Christ? The joy and delight which springs…
Quote byCharles Kingsley · 1819–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 78..
English (original)
And what is the joy of Christ? The joy and delight which springs forever in His great heart, from feeling that He is forever doing good; from loving all, and living for all; from knowing that if not all, yet millions on millions are grateful to Him, and will be forever.
— Charles Kingsley
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