Motivational Quotes

Joy

Joy, has no cost.

- Williamson, Marianne

Best Quotes about Joy

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

Michel de Montaigne

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

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

Bach, Richard

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

May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.

Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey

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

I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.

Rousseau, Jean Jacques

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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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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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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... 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 the feeling of grinning on the inside.

Colgrove, Dr. Melba

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A good man doubles the length of his existence, to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past life is to live twice.

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What joy can the years bring half so sweet as the unhappiness they've taken away?

Smith, Logan Pearsall

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

Shaw, George Bernard

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

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

Biondi, Matt

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The ultimate goal of a more effective and efficient life is to provide you with enough time to enjoy some of it.

Leboeuf, Michael

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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 first essential in a boy's career is to find out what he's fitted for, what he's most capable of doing and doing with a relish.

Schwab, Charles M.

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

Repound, Renee

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Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.

Blair, Hugh

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

Carnegie, Dale

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Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.

Sikorski, Gerry

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

Shinn, Florence Scovel

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Joys divided are increased.

Holland, Josiah Gilbert

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If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Hepburn, Katharine

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

Tourneur, Cyril

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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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Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.

Phil Jackson

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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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I feel like a tiny bird with a big song!

Jerry Van Amerongen

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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

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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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The more you love what you are doing, the more successful it will be for you.

Gillies, Jerry

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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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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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Joy runs deeper than despair

Boom, Corrie Ten

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

Judd, H. Stanley

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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