Joy Quotes

Happiness is like rising bubbles -- delightful and inevitably fleeting. Joy is the oxygen -- ever present.

Joy of living is sustainable; fear of dying is not.

You will be most remembered-by what brought you most joy.

When large numbers of people share their joy in common, the happiness of each is greater because each adds fuel to the other's flame.

Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.

When a man is in love very little is enough to throw him into despair and as little to enhance his joy to the utmost.

Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.

Whenever we are appreciative, we are filled with a sense of well-being and swept up by the feeling of joy.

The theologian who labours without joy is not a theologian at all.

The trick is not how much pain you feel--but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.

Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good.

The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.

In the house of God there is never ending festival; the angel choir makes eternal holiday; the presence of God's face gives joy that never fails.

Keep puffing on the bubble until it breaks its confining walls and becomes the sea of joy.

It doesn't matter if you have a desperate heart when you have to sing about joy; it doesn't matter if you're scared to death when the lights go on.

It's very easy for a couple to experience joy together. But when you experience pain together, it can lead to such depth and such union. That is when you fuse.

If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you're always going to be disappointed.

Listen for silence in noisy places; feel at peace in the midst of disturbance; awaken joy when there is no reason.

Everything passes. Joy. Pain. The moment of triumph; the sigh of despair. Nothing lasts forever - not even this.

The purpose of life is Joy.

Joy is the highest expression of love.

People are born with intrinsic motivation, self-esteem, dignity, curiosity to learn, joy in learning.

The joy of motherhood: what a mother experiences when all her children are in bed

Everything if given to God can become your gateway to joy.

Life can very genuinely and realistically pile things on. It doesn't dole out the heartache and pain, or joy, perfectly.

Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself.

How can life be worth living, if devoid Of the calm trust reposed by friend in friend? What sweeter joy than in the kindred soul, Whose converse differs not from self-communion?

I know in whom all my highest hopes and dearest joys are centered. I know in whom my whole heart can rest — so sweetly and so surely.

I feel blessed. So many men and women search and search but never find their passion, their calling, their sense of mission that would ignite their hearts and fill their lives with meaning and joy.

The year end brings no greater pleasure then the opportunity to express to you season's greetings and good wishes. May your holidays and new year be filled with joy.

If I can bring joy into the world, then I'll be successful.

In joy and sorrow all are equal, Thus be guardian of all, as of yourself.

I came where the river Ran over stones; My ears knew An early joy. And all the waters Of all the streams Sang in my veins That summer day.

Giving. What flows away from you flows back magnified: Become a joyful giver.

Engage your life with enthusiasm; grasp your life aggressively and squeeze from it every drop of excitement, satisfaction, and joy.

The born-again gospel promises joy and peace of mind, but it does so by prolonging childhood.

Achieving conventional goals, such as profits and joy, with unconventional methods, such as investing energy instead of money.

Woman ... is the divine object, violated, endlessly sacrificed yet always reborn, whose only joy, achieved through a subtle interplay of images, lies in contemplation of herself.

A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness that fills the heart with joy.

Your joy lies within you.

Pray for the strength to walk the high road, which at times may be lonely but which will lead to peace and happiness and joy supernal.

Sport is quite a simple thing. It is play, and in play, people of all ages find the chance to engage their most profound emotions-love, fear, excitement, disappointment, anger and joy.

A good teacher does not get lost in the details, but points to what is essential so that the child or student can find meaning and joy in life.

Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.

From tiny, tiny waves of joy, one gets to the ocean of happiness, which is called bliss.

Love is overflowing joy. Love is when you have seen who you are. Then there is nothing left except to share your being with others.

From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter.

In choosing joy, the finish line dissolves into a different matter altogether.

To be free from false identity and the hypnosis of conditioning is the biggest smile and joy you are going to feel in your life.

Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend.