Motivational Quotes

Joy

He who binds to himself a joy doth the winged life destroy. But he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in Eternity's sunrise.

- Blake, William

Best Quotes about Joy

Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.

Sir Wilfred Grenfell

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

He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

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

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word satiety.

Quarles, Francis

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

Forbes, Malcolm S.

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Cesare Pavese

Joy is free, unrestrained passion

Stukane, Eileen

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

Hill, Napoleon

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As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

Hogan, Ben

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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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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 asked God for all things , that I might enjoy life. God gave life, that I might enjoy all things.

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Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

Mark Twain

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Joy is a subtle elf; I think one's happiest when he forgets himself.

Tourneur, Cyril

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May your joys be as deep as the ocean, your sorrows as light as its foam.

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I always remember that I have everything I need to enjoy my here and now, unless I am letting my consciousness be dominated by demands and expectations based on the dead past or the imagined future.

Keyes Jr., Ken

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Oh the wild joys of living! The leaping from rock to rock ... the cool silver shock of the plunge in a pool's living waters.

Browning, Robert

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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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I sometimes wander whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

Lewis, C. S.

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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

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

William Shakespeare

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

Shoemaker, Samuel M.

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

Hepburn, Katharine

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There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone's life.

Sister Mary Rose McGeady

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Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs.

Paul, Jean

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Joy, has no cost.

Williamson, Marianne

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You've got to love what you're doing. If you love it, you can overcome any handicap or the soreness or all the aches and pains, and continue to play for a long, long time.

Howe, Gordie

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

Shinn, Florence Scovel

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Enjoy yourself -- it's later than you think.

Socrates

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You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing.

Carnegie, Dale

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

Depew, Chauncey

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People are going to be most creative and productive when they're doing something they're really interested in. So having fun isn't an outrageous idea at all. It's a very sensible one.

Sculley, John

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One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad.

Hubbard, Elbert

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Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.

Sikorski, Gerry

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One joy scatters a hundred grieves.

Proverb, Chinese

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My mind to me a kingdom is, Such present joys therein I find, That it excels all other bliss.

Sir Edward Dyer

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When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.

Stanislaw J. Lec

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

Rosten, Leo

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Joy is not in things; it is in us.

Richard Wagner

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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

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

Bible

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Where a man can live, he can also live well.

Aurelius, Marcus

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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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Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it.

Ruskin, John

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I always loved running -- it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

Owens, Jesse

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

Reade, Charles