Motivational Quotes

Joy

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

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Best Quotes about Joy

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

As long as I can focus on enjoying what I'm doing, having fun, I know I'll play well.

Graf, Steffi

When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that matters is this: When you die, will YOU be happy when everybody else is crying?

Campolo, Tony

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

I feel like a tiny bird with a big song!

Jerry Van Amerongen

Cease, every joy, to glimmer on my mind, But leave---oh! leave the light of Hope behind.

Thomas Campbell

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

Michel de Montaigne

What we call creative work, ought not to be called work at all, because it isn't. I imagine that Thomas Edison never did a day's work in his last fifty years.

Leacock, Stephen B.

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

Bach, Richard

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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 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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The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.

Twain, Mark

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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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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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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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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.

Thackeray, William M.

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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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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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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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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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Joys divided are increased.

Holland, Josiah Gilbert

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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.

Marcia, Wieder

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

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

Smith, Logan Pearsall

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

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Don't set compensation as a goal. Find work you like, and the compensation will follow.

Lawrence, Harding

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

Repound, Renee

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Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.

Sikorski, Gerry

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Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Jordan, Michael

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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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... 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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I sometimes wander whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

Lewis, C. S.

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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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Joy is not in things; it is in us.

Richard Wagner

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

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

Carnegie, Dale

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Joy is free, unrestrained passion

Stukane, Eileen

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

Rosten, Leo