Motivational Quotes

Joy

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

- Shaw, George Bernard

Best Quotes about Joy

Unexplained joy is always so keen that... it seems to hold enough to reconcile one to the inevitable.

Fremont, Jessie B.

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

Bible

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

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

Rohn, Jim

Joy is not in things; it is in us.

Richard Wagner

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

Judd, H. Stanley

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

William Shakespeare

You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are constantly haunted with the idea that you could succeed better in something else.

Marden, Orison Swett

10.

My mind to me a kingdom is, Such present joys therein I find, That it excels all other bliss.

Sir Edward Dyer

11.

One joy scatters a hundred grieves.

Proverb, Chinese

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

Tourneur, Cyril

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

Platen

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

Hill, Napoleon

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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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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 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.

20.

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

Caddy, Eileen

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No man can be ideally successful until he has found his place. Like a locomotive he is strong on the track, but weak anywhere else.

Marden, Orison Swett

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

Biondi, Matt

25.

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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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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Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.

Sikorski, Gerry

28.

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

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

Repound, Renee

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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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Joys divided are increased.

Holland, Josiah Gilbert

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Nothing is interesting if you are not interested.

Macinness, Helen

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

Rosten, Leo

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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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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

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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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Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs.

Paul, Jean

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

Aurelius, Marcus

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

Anderson, Greg

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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 is not in things, it is in us.

Wagner, Richard

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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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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

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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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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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There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.