Speculative joy, the joy derived from being right and being rewarded, may well be similar to the rush felt by a winning gambler.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins. Optimism is a success builder; pessimism an achievement killer.
It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
The closest synonym of happiness is excitement, and you can generate it by doing something that you can't completely comprehend. This understanding makes the process rich and exciting.
Joy is not the result of getting what you want; it is the way to get what you want. In the deepest sense, joy is what you want.
The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.
A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.
The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
I have to confess that I have so rarely experienced triumph that I cannot claim to know it well enough to judge, but it seems to be at best a momentary joy followed instantly by sadness, and, then, of necessity, by wariness.
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