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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone's life. —Sister Mary Rose McGeady More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet. —Stanislaw J. Lec More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing. —William Shakespeare More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath. —Charlotte Joko Beck More about this quote Tags: life joy illness fortune Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Life is full of so much that you refuse to let yourself experience. The blanketing comfort of love, the fulfillment of contagious laughter, the peace of finding true joy, the butterflies of uncontainable excitement…these are all things that make up life. They should never be taken for granted. —L.B. Simmons in The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller More about this quote Tags: love life laughter peace experience joy comfort excitement Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Money may be the husk of many things, but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness. —Henrik Ibsen More about this quote Tags: peace happiness money joy loyalty Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Love isn't about what you have or who you know. It's about how you earn what you have and how you treat those you love. The material things don't matter when your heart is full of joy and contentment. —Lisa De Jong in Plastic Hearts More about this quote Tags: love knowledge joy contentment Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email