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

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

Hill, Napoleon

Joys divided are increased.

Holland, Josiah Gilbert

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

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

Sister Mary Rose McGeady

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

Forbes, Malcolm S.

'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

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

Reade, Charles

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

Judd, H. Stanley

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

Gillies, Jerry

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The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.

Twain, Mark

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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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Joy runs deeper than despair

Boom, Corrie Ten

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

Depew, Chauncey

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

Bible

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

William Shakespeare

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

Chuang Tzu

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Joy, has no cost.

Williamson, Marianne

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

Carnegie, Dale

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

Hill, Napoleon

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

Lewis, C. S.

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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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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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Inner work is finding joy in work. Our real work is heart work and soul work.

Fox, Matthew

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

Bradbury, Ray

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

Gibbs, Joe

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One joy scatters a hundred grieves.

Proverb, Chinese

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Joy is not in things; it is in us.

Richard Wagner

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

Hepburn, Katharine

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

Sir Wilfred Grenfell

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The joy in life is to be used for a purpose. I want to be used up when I die.

Shaw, George Bernard

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

Caddy, Eileen

39.

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

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

Bovee, Christian Nevell

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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

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

Rohn, Jim

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

Mother Teresa

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Kierkegaard, S°ren

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Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Wagner, Richard

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

Platen

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

Tourneur, Cyril

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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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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