Motivational Quotes

Joy

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

- Forbes, Malcolm S.

Best Quotes about Joy

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

Stanislaw J. Lec

Joy has this in common with pain, that it robs people of reason.

Platen

No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.

Hill, Napoleon

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

Thackeray, William M.

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

Waitley, Denis

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

Bible

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

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow -- I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

Confucius

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Cesare Pavese

10.

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

11.

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

12.

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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When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that matters is this: When you die, will YOU be happy when everybody else is crying?

Campolo, Tony

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

Thomas Campbell

15.

As long as I can focus on enjoying what I'm doing, having fun, I know I'll play well.

Graf, Steffi

16.

The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous.

Marden, Orison Swett

17.

He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

Secker, Thomas

18.

If you don't like what you're doing, then don't do it.

Bradbury, Ray

19.

Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.

Colgrove, Dr. Melba

20.

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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Joy, has no cost.

Williamson, Marianne

22.

Fill your life with as many moments and experiences of joy and passion as you humanly can. Start with one experience and build on it.

Marcia, Wieder

23.

You have not found your place until all your faculties are roused, and your whole nature consents and approves of the work you are doing.

Marden, Orison Swett

24.

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

25.

Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.

Caddy, Eileen

26.

The more you love what you are doing, the more successful it will be for you.

Gillies, Jerry

27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

Socrates

30.

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

Reade, Charles

31.

I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.

Chuang Tzu

32.

Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue.

Fielding, Henry

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If you don't get a kick out of the job you're doing you'd better hunt for another one.

Vauclain, Samuel

34.

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

Shinn, Florence Scovel

35.

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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If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.

Buddha

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

William Shakespeare

38.

Joy is prayer - Joy is strength - Joy is love - Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

Mother Teresa

39.

We French found it and called it joie de vivre -- the joy of living.

Repound, Renee

40.

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

Leboeuf, Michael

41.

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

Sarah Ban Breathnach

42.

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

43.

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

Forbes, Malcolm S.

45.

Joys divided are increased.

Holland, Josiah Gilbert

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A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not.

Talmud, The

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