Motivational Quotes

Joy

I have no greater joy then to hear that my children walk in truth. [John 4]

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Best Quotes about Joy

The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.

Forbes, Malcolm S.

The joys we expect are not so bright, nor the troubles so dark as we fancy they will be.

Reade, Charles

The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.

Depew, Chauncey

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

The surest mark of a Christian is not faith, or even love, but joy.

Shoemaker, Samuel M.

To love what you do and feel that it matters -- how could anything be more fun?

Graham, Katherine

Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

Harvey, Paul

If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it.

Rosten, Leo

The joy is that we can take back our bodies, reclaim our health, and restore ourselves to balance. We can take power over what and how we eat. We can rejuvenate and recharge ourselves, bringing healing to the wounds we carry inside us, and bringing to fuller life the wonderful person that each of us can be.

Robbins, John

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Cease, every joy, to glimmer on my mind, But leave---oh! leave the light of Hope behind.

Thomas Campbell

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He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

Secker, Thomas

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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Hepburn, Katharine

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Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! [Philippians 4:4]

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Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

Nightingale, Earl

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It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.

Marden, Orison Swett

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People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.

Gibbs, Joe

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The love for work needs to be re-enthroned in our lives. Every family should have a plan for work that touches the life of each family member so that this eternal principle will be ingrained in their lives.

Ballard, M. Russell

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The primary joy of life is acceptance, approval, the sense of appreciation and companionship of our human comrades. Many men do not understand that the need for fellowship is really as deep as the need for food, and so they go through life accepting many substitutes for genuine, warm, simple.

Liebman, Joshua Loth

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We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.

Nightingale, Earl

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I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy.

Nicklaus, Jack

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Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.

Waitley, Denis

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My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate -- that's my philosophy.

Wilder, Thornton

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No man is a success in business unless he loves his work.

Shinn, Florence Scovel

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What you do is more important than how much you make, and how you feel about it is more important than what you do.

Gillies, Jerry

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I have no greater joy then to hear that my children walk in truth. [John 4]

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The joy of a spirit is the measure of its power.

Ninon de Lenclos

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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

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Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax for the journey.

Melchert, Harold V

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'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy! If I should fail, what poverty! And yet, as poor as I Have ventured all upon a throw; Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so this side the victory!

Dickinson, Emily

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... focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.

Anderson, Greg

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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.

Thackeray, William M.

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The ultimate goal of a more effective and efficient life is to provide you with enough time to enjoy some of it.

Leboeuf, Michael

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Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

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Enjoy what thou has inherited from thy sires if thou wouldn't really possess it. What we employ and use is never an oppressive burden; what the moment brings forth, that only can it profit by.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast.

Beecher, Henry Ward

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Joy is free, unrestrained passion

Stukane, Eileen

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Joy runs deeper than despair

Boom, Corrie Ten

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The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.

Rohn, Jim

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It is essential to our well-being, and to our lives, that we play and enjoy life. Every single day do something that makes your heart sing.

Marcia, Wieder

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Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing.

William Shakespeare

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The only joy in the world is to begin.

Cesare Pavese

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You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are constantly haunted with the idea that you could succeed better in something else.

Marden, Orison Swett

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A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked

Nin, Anais

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May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.

Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey

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Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.

Barrie, Sir James M.

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Unexplained joy is always so keen that... it seems to hold enough to reconcile one to the inevitable.

Fremont, Jessie B.

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Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.