Motivational Quotes

Joy

A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not.

- Talmud, The

Best Quotes about Joy

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

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

Fox, Matthew

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word satiety.

Quarles, Francis

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

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Cesare Pavese

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

Reade, Charles

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

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

Bach, Richard

Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Wagner, Richard

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

Caddy, Eileen

12.

I asked God for all things , that I might enjoy life. God gave life, that I might enjoy all things.

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Joy runs deeper than despair

Boom, Corrie Ten

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

Hill, Napoleon

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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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I always remember that I have everything I need to enjoy my here and now, unless I am letting my consciousness be dominated by demands and expectations based on the dead past or the imagined future.

Keyes Jr., Ken

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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 surest mark of a Christian is not faith, or even love, but joy.

Shoemaker, Samuel M.

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

Pearl Buck

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The primary joy of life is acceptance, approval, the sense of appreciation and companionship of our human comrades. Many men do not understand that the need for fellowship is really as deep as the need for food, and so they go through life accepting many substitutes for genuine, warm, simple.

Liebman, Joshua Loth

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

Repound, Renee

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

Shinn, Florence Scovel

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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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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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Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Jordan, Michael

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

Hill, Napoleon

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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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Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.

Sikorski, Gerry

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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

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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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I feel like a tiny bird with a big song!

Jerry Van Amerongen

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

Gibbs, Joe

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

Ninon de Lenclos

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

Platen

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Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.

Colgrove, Dr. Melba

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'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

42.

Nothing is interesting if you are not interested.

Macinness, Helen

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

Bible

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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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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.