Motivational Quotes

Joy

Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth --look at the dying man's struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment.

- Kierkegaard, S°ren

Best Quotes about Joy

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

Anderson, Greg

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

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

Vauclain, Samuel

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

Shoemaker, Samuel M.

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

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

Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.

Bovee, Christian Nevell

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

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

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The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

Bach, Richard

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To really enjoy the better things in life, one must first have experienced the things they are better than.

Homoka, Oscar

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

Reade, Charles

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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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Kierkegaard, S°ren

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Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Jordan, Michael

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What joy can the years bring half so sweet as the unhappiness they've taken away?

Smith, Logan Pearsall

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

Thomas Campbell

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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

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

Platen

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

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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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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Don't set compensation as a goal. Find work you like, and the compensation will follow.

Lawrence, Harding

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

Bible

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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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He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

Secker, Thomas

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

Hill, Napoleon

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

Aurelius, Marcus

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

Quarles, Francis

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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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Enjoy the journey, enjoy ever moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing.

Biondi, Matt

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

Socrates

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The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't -- it just keeps you from enjoying it.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis

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The first essential in a boy's career is to find out what he's fitted for, what he's most capable of doing and doing with a relish.

Schwab, Charles M.

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The fact remains that the overwhelming majority of people who have become wealthy have become so thanks to work they found profoundly absorbing. The long term study of people who eventually become wealthy clearly reveals that their Luck arouse from the accidental dedication they had to an area they enjoyed.

Blotnick, Srully

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Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs.

Paul, Jean

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You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.

Earnhardt, Dale

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Joy, has no cost.

Williamson, Marianne

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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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One joy scatters a hundred grieves.

Proverb, Chinese

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The only joy in the world is to begin.

Cesare Pavese

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

Gibbs, Joe

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Don't complain because you don't have. Enjoy what you've got.

Judd, H. Stanley

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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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If your capacity to acquire has outstripped your capacity to enjoy, you are on the way to the scrap-heap.

Buck, Glen

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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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Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love

Mother Teresa

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Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.

May, Rollo