Motivational Quotes

Joy

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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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

Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs.

Paul, Jean

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

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

Sir Wilfred Grenfell

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

Shinn, Florence Scovel

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

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

Hill, Napoleon

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

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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The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous.

Marden, Orison Swett

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

Biondi, Matt

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

Rousseau, Jean Jacques

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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

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

Bach, Richard

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True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.

Humboldt, Karl Wilhelm Von

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

Thomas Campbell

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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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He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

Secker, Thomas

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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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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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Inner work is finding joy in work. Our real work is heart work and soul work.

Fox, Matthew

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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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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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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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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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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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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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When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.

Stanislaw J. Lec

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

Michel de Montaigne

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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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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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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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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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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

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The joy is that we can take back our bodies, reclaim our health, and restore ourselves to balance. We can take power over what and how we eat. We can rejuvenate and recharge ourselves, bringing healing to the wounds we carry inside us, and bringing to fuller life the wonderful person that each of us can be.

Robbins, John

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Joy is free, unrestrained passion

Stukane, Eileen

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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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Joys divided are increased.

Holland, Josiah Gilbert

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

Rosten, Leo

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

Hubbard, Elbert

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