Joy Quotes
Acceptance of death when it arrives is one thing, but to allow it to upstage the joys of living is ingratitude.
I'm always sorry when pleasant things end. Something still pleasanter may come after, but you can never be sure.
I'm an actor, and part of my joy and my curiosity about the job that I do, is that actors have the privilege of exploring human nature in different ways.
A father's and a mother's age must be borne in mind; with joy on the one hand, fear on the other.
You don’t have to say that nature is aware of your existence, that God knows you are here. The camera gives you proof that you have lived at least once.
Let us seek in particular to communicate the deepest joy, that of knowing God in Christ.
The joy of life is to put out one's power in some natural and useful or harmless way. There is no other. And the real misery is not to do this.
It is a sure sign of a mind not balanced as it ought to be, when it is insensible to the pleasures of the domestic hearth, and to the little joys and endearments of a family.
...But listen, there will be more joy in heaven over the tears of a repentant sinner than over the white robes of a hundred just men.
Some find it in their lovers eyes, who can deny the joy it brings. When you've found that special thing, you're flying without wings.
My mom said, "What I want is a happy kid, not a rich kid. That's what I root for." She saw how much joy I got from playing music, and those years were leaner than lean!
And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City.
It's astonishing what you learn and feel and see along the way. That's why a reporter's job, as you know, is such a joy.
The joy and smile of even one child is worth more than the prancing intellects of a thousand men.
The physical presence of other Christians is a source of incomparable joy and strength to the believer.
There is much satisfaction in work well done; praise is sweet; but there can be no happiness equal to the joy of finding a heart that understands.
My life purpose is to inspire and empower people and organizations to live their highest vision in a context of love and joy and in harmony with the highest good of all concerned.
Our purest form of joy comes when people we envy get hurt. That most genuine form of joy.
This is the ending. Now not day only shall be beloved, but night too shall be beautiful and blessed and all its fear pass away.
There's a war on. We don't know how anything's going to end. We just have to grasp each fleeting moment of joy as it whizzes by.
There is a wide world out there, full of pain, but filled with joy as well. The former keeps you on the path of growth and the latter makes the journey tolerable.
Because when you’re laughing, there is no other emotion in that moment except for joy.
There's light and joy, but there's also darkness all around and we can be lost in it.
God seems to reward us with good, delightful experiences when we move with joy through the less-than-delightful times.
If God awarded us medals, as they do in the Olympics, love would win the gold, joy the silver, and peace the bronze.
Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life. ... I couldn't control my tears of joy.
The day you think you know, your death has happened - because now there will be no wonder and no joy and no surprise. Now you will live a dead life.
The future is merely a shadow which blocks out the joys of the present and emphasizes the miseries of the past.
Every real thing is a joy, if only you have eyes and ears to relish it, a nose and tongue to taste it.
A great thing shall I make hereof in Heaven of endless worship and everlasting joys.
And light is mingled with the gloom, And joy with grief; Divinest compensations come, Through thorns of judgment mercies bloom In sweet relief.
When I feel the joy of receiving a gift my heart nudges me to join creation's ballet, the airy dance of giving and receiving, and getting and giving again.
May he die with no joy at his end, The man who won't be troubled To unlock the keys of his heart and make a friend.
Joy is the true gift of Christmas, and we can communicate this joy simply: with a smile, a kind gesture, a little help, forgiveness. And the joy we give will certainly come back to us.
We may avoid much disappointment and bitterness of soul by learning to understand how little necessary to our joy and peace are the things the multitude most desire and seek.
Love is the centre and circumference; The cause and aim of all things--'tis the key To joy and sorrow, and the recompense For all the ills that have been, or may be.