Motivational Quotes

Joy

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

- Rousseau, Jean Jacques

Best Quotes about Joy

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

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

Rousseau, Jean Jacques

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

Hill, Napoleon

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

Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it.

Ruskin, John

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

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

Gibbs, Joe

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

Smith, Logan Pearsall

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

Reade, Charles

10.

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

Hill, Napoleon

11.

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

Ninon de Lenclos

12.

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

Bible

13.

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

Hepburn, Katharine

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

Thackeray, William M.

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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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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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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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Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

Harvey, Paul

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

Hubbard, Elbert

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

Graham, Katherine

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

Biondi, Matt

28.

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

Judd, H. Stanley

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The fact remains that the overwhelming majority of people who have become wealthy have become so thanks to work they found profoundly absorbing. The long term study of people who eventually become wealthy clearly reveals that their Luck arouse from the accidental dedication they had to an area they enjoyed.

Blotnick, Srully

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

Michel de Montaigne

32.

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

33.

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

Graf, Steffi

34.

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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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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Nothing is interesting if you are not interested.

Macinness, Helen

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

Lewis, C. S.

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

Gillies, Jerry

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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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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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I feel like a tiny bird with a big song!

Jerry Van Amerongen

43.

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

Depew, Chauncey

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Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.

Blair, Hugh

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