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

A good man doubles the length of his existence, to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past life is to live twice.

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

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

If you've enjoyed a little and endured a lot, you've really done pretty well.

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

Buck, Glen

The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it.

Michel de Montaigne

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

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

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

Forbes, Malcolm S.

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I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile.

Chrysler, Walter

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The end of life is life. Life is action, the use of one's powers. And to use them to their height is our joy of duty.

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

Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey

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Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.

Euripides

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

Judd, H. Stanley

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

Tourneur, Cyril

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

Hubbard, Elbert

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

William Shakespeare

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

Gibbs, Joe

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

Graf, Steffi

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

Fox, Matthew

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

Shinn, Florence Scovel

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

Thomas Campbell

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Joy runs deeper than despair

Boom, Corrie Ten

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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

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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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He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

Secker, Thomas

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

Bradbury, Ray

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

Rosten, Leo

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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 feel like a tiny bird with a big song!

Jerry Van Amerongen

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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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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

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

Vauclain, Samuel

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Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Wagner, Richard

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

Bible

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Joy is free, unrestrained passion

Stukane, Eileen

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

Hepburn, Katharine

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