All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.

  • -- Francois Fenelon 芬乃伦

世上所有的快乐在期待中都比在享受中更甜蜜;但所有属灵的喜乐,都是结果多于期望。

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It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading of the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is gone; as if it were of no use to read the Scriptures when we do not enjoy them, and as if it were no use to pray when we have no spirit of prayer.

这是撒但常见的试探,当我们的喜乐没有了,就叫我们放弃读经和祷告;好像我们不喜欢圣经的时候,读它就没有用处;又好像我们没有祷告的灵,祷告就没有用处。

There's a certain grace in accepting what your life is and embracing all the good things that have been - but there's still an expectation of good things to come. Not necessarily what you expected.

接受你现在的生活,拥抱所有美好的事情,这是一种优雅,但我们仍然期待美好的事情会到来。不一定是你想要的。

Optimists are people who expect more kisses in their future, more strolls in the park. And that anticipation enhances their well-being.

乐观主义者希望他们的未来有更多的亲吻,更多的在公园里散步。这种期待增强了他们的幸福感。

I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.

我认为艺术是最高层次的创造力。对我来说,这是最大的乐趣之一。