Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile. —Sir Wilfred Grenfell More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
My mind to me a kingdom is, Such present joys therein I find, That it excels all other bliss. —Sir Edward Dyer More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Joy is not in things; it is in us. —Richard Wagner More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
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 More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
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 More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - a connection to what matters. —Oprah Winfrey More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The joy of a spirit is the measure of its power. —Ninon de L'Enclos More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it. —Michel de Montaigne More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility. —Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
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 More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy! —Louise Bogan More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure. —Lawana Blackwell More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I feel like a tiny bird with a big song! —Jerry Van Amerongen More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world. —Helen Keller More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
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 More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email