There Is No Greater Joy Nor Greater Reward Than To Make A Fundamental Difference In Someone’s Life.
- Sister Mary Rose McGeady
This Is The True Joy In Life, The Being Used For A Purpose Recognized By Yourself As A Mighty One; The Being Thoroughly Worn Out Before You Are Thrown On The Scrap Heap; The Being A Force Of Nature Instead Of A Feverish Selfish Little Clod Of Ailments And Grievances Complaining That The World Will Not Devote Itself To Making You Happy.
- George Bernard Shaw
My Mind To Me A Kingdom Is, Such Present Joys Therein I Find, That It Excels All Other Bliss.
- Sir Edward Dyer
Isn’t It Good Just To Be Alive On A Day Like This? I Pity The People Who Aren’t Born Yet For Missing It.
- L. M. Montgomery
May Your Walls Know Joy; May Every Room Hold Laughter And Every Window Open To Great Possibility.
- Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey
I Feel Like A Tiny Bird With A Big Song!
- Jerry Van Amerongen
Joy Is Not In Things; It Is In Us.
- Richard Wagner
I’ve Grown To Realize The Joy That Comes From Little Victories Is Preferable To The Fun That Comes From Ease And The Pursuit Of Pleasure.
- Lawana Blackwell
When You Jump For Joy, Beware That No One Moves The Ground From Beneath Your Feet.
- Stanislaw J. Lec
Joy Is Prayer – Joy Is Strength – Joy Is Love – Joy Is A Net Of Love By Which You Can Catch Souls.
- Mother Teresa
Things Won Are Done; Joy’s Soul Lies In The Doing.
- William Shakespeare
Learning To Live In The Present Moment Is Part Of The Path Of Joy.
- Sarah Ban Breathnach
I’m Always Sorry When Pleasant Things End. Something Still Pleasanter May Come After, But You Can Never Be Sure.
Do Not Judge Men By Mere Appearances; For The Light Laughter That Bubbles On The Lip Often Mantles Over The Depths Of Sadness, And The Serious Look May Be The Sober Veil That Covers A Divine Peace And Joy.
- Edward Chapin
The Most Profound Joy Has More Of Gravity Than Of Gaiety In It.
- Michel de Montaigne
The Joy Of A Spirit Is The Measure Of Its Power.
- Ninon de Lenclos
During [These] Periods Of Relaxation After Concentrated Intellectual Activity, The Intuitive Mind Seems To Take Over And Can Produce The Sudden Clarifying Insights Which Give So Much Joy And Delight.
- Fritjof Capra
Winning Is Important To Me, But What Brings Me Real Joy Is The Experience Of Being Fully Engaged In Whatever I’m Doing.
- Phil Jackson
Looking Forward To Things Is Half The Pleasure Of Them. You Mayn’t Get The Things Themselves; But Nothing Can Prevent You From Having The Fun Of Looking Forward To Them.
There Is An Alchemy In Sorrow. It Can Be Transmuted Into Wisdom, Which, If It Does Not Bring Joy, Can Yet Bring Happiness.
- Pearl Buck
Short Is The Joy That Guilty Pleasure Brings.
- Euripides
The Only Joy In The World Is To Begin.
- Cesare Pavese
It’s Been My Experience That You Can Nearly Always Enjoy Things If You Make Up Your Mind Firmly That You Will.
Joy Is Not A Commodity To Be Hoarded And Protected. It Is Like A Muscle. It Must Be Used Daily To Keep Strong And Vigorous. For All My Hardships, I Have Been Able To Remain Quite Joyful, For My Muscles Are Strong.
- Laura Moncur
Give Not Over Thy Soul To Sorrow; And Afflict Not Thyself In Thy Own Counsel. Gladness Of Heart Is The Life Of Man And The Joyfulness Of Man Is Length Of Days.
- Ecclesiastes
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