Motivational Quotes

Joy

He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

- Secker, Thomas

Best Quotes about Joy

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

Depew, Chauncey

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

Earnhardt, Dale

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

Ninon de Lenclos

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

Anderson, Greg

I have no greater joy then to hear that my children walk in truth. [John 4]

Bible

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

Stanislaw J. Lec

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

Bach, Richard

Joy is not in things; it is in us.

Richard Wagner

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

Bible

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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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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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Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Jordan, Michael

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

Sister Mary Rose McGeady

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

Hubbard, Elbert

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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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Joy is free, unrestrained passion

Stukane, Eileen

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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

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

Rohn, Jim

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There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. [Ecclesiastes 2:24]

Bible

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

Thomas Campbell

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

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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Our works and our play. All our pleasures experienced as the pleasure of love. What could be better that? To feel in one's work the tender and flushed substance of one's dearest concern.

Richards, Mary Caroline

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

Judd, H. Stanley

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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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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.

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True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.

Humboldt, Karl Wilhelm Von

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What we call creative work, ought not to be called work at all, because it isn't. I imagine that Thomas Edison never did a day's work in his last fifty years.

Leacock, Stephen B.

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

Gibbs, Joe

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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 is not in things, it is in us.

Wagner, Richard

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

Fox, Matthew

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

Thackeray, William M.

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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

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

Socrates

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What you do is more important than how much you make, and how you feel about it is more important than what you do.

Gillies, Jerry

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

Biondi, Matt

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

Hill, Napoleon

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Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.

Blair, Hugh

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

Repound, Renee

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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