Motivational Quotes

Joy

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

- Rohn, Jim

Best Quotes about Joy

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

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

'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

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

Caddy, Eileen

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

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

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

Homoka, Oscar

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

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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Joy is not in things; it is in us.

Richard Wagner

11.

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

Fox, Matthew

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Joy, has no cost.

Williamson, Marianne

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

Biondi, Matt

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

Aurelius, Marcus

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I feel like a tiny bird with a big song!

Jerry Van Amerongen

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Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

Harvey, Paul

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He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

Secker, Thomas

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

Hepburn, Katharine

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

Bible

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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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The joy of a spirit is the measure of its power.

Ninon de Lenclos

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Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Wagner, Richard

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

Hubbard, Elbert

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

Michel de Montaigne

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Nothing is interesting if you are not interested.

Macinness, Helen

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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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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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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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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

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For one mother, joy is the quiet pleasure found in gently rubbing shampoo into her young child's hair. For another woman it's taking a long walk alone, while for yet another it's reviling in a much -- anticipated vacation.

Stukane, Eileen

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Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.

Euripides

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

Gillies, Jerry

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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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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.

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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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Joy runs deeper than despair

Boom, Corrie Ten

42.

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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Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.

Colgrove, Dr. Melba

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

Judd, H. Stanley

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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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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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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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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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Nobody can be successful if he doesn't love his work, love his job.

Sarnoff, David

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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