Motivational Quotes

Joy

Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.

- Waitley, Denis

Best Quotes about Joy

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

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

Bradbury, Ray

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

Bible

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

Depew, Chauncey

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

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

Platen

Joy runs deeper than despair

Boom, Corrie Ten

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

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

Fremont, Jessie B.

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

Bach, Richard

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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

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Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.

Colgrove, Dr. Melba

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Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.

Euripides

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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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Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs.

Paul, Jean

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

Tourneur, Cyril

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

Sir Wilfred Grenfell

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

Biondi, Matt

29.

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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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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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

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

Homoka, Oscar

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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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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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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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I feel like a tiny bird with a big song!

Jerry Van Amerongen

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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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Nothing is interesting if you are not interested.

Macinness, Helen

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

Michel de Montaigne

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

Bible

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People are going to be most creative and productive when they're doing something they're really interested in. So having fun isn't an outrageous idea at all. It's a very sensible one.

Sculley, John

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Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Wagner, Richard

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

Hill, Napoleon

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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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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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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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You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing.

Carnegie, Dale

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Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Jordan, Michael