Motivational Quotes

Joy

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

- Vauclain, Samuel

Best Quotes about Joy

If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.

Buddha

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

Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.

Sir Wilfred Grenfell

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

'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

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

Sir Edward Dyer

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

Hill, Napoleon

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Jordan, Michael

He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

Secker, Thomas

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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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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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Joy runs deeper than despair

Boom, Corrie Ten

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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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Joy is not in things; it is in us.

Richard Wagner

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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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... 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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Nothing is interesting if you are not interested.

Macinness, Helen

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It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.

Marden, Orison Swett

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Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Wagner, Richard

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

William Shakespeare

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

Bradbury, Ray

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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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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 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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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

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

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

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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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The only joy in the world is to begin.

Cesare Pavese

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

Reade, Charles

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

Platen

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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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To love what you do and feel that it matters -- how could anything be more fun?

Graham, Katherine

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One joy scatters a hundred grieves.

Proverb, Chinese

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

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

Hubbard, Elbert

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

Rosten, Leo

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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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Joys divided are increased.

Holland, Josiah Gilbert

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

Ninon de Lenclos

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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 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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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