“To esteem what makes you holy over what makes you happy - that is the greatest dare.” — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
To be extremely happy but extremely intelligent is a task of being optimistic without being cheesy. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
God favors men and women who delight in being made worthy of happiness before the happiness itself. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Trustful people are the pure at heart, as they are moved by the zeal of their own trustworthiness.” — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
If the entire world sought to make itself worthy of happiness rather than make itself happy, then the entire world would be… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
People don't care about being duped as long as they're happy, which is the shortest form of happiness; hence 'self-duprication' becomes a… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“For those constantly full of joy, they sometimes feel a little guilty for always feeling so good. That guilt is compassion: it… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Happiness is good, but well-overrated: what we hate most are the very motivators that put us in gear. A man drifts along… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I am thankful when I am hungry because then I know that when I eat, the food will taste better. Life has… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Joy, like love, is an impenetrable, God-given state of being. The distinctions between joy and happiness and love and affection are important… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“I won't be stuck in traffic 'til I see how rugged my path is And right now I'm loving how fast my… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
There is a greater Christian faith than one which settles for the temporal happiness, and that is the augmentation of faith. The… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Religion, like science, is only noteworthy when it emphasizes a matter of what is true rather than whose belief is greater or lesser or… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
The hated man is the result of his hater's pride rather than his hater's conscience. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I would rather my descendants have greater abilities and a greater knowledge of the love of Christ than I do, much like standing on… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Our entire lives we witness individuals, the ones who break some of the most culturally sensitive moral codes, ruined permanently by the media -… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Senses of humor define people, as factions, deeper rooted than religious or political opinions. When carrying out everyday tasks, opinions are rather easy to… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I believe in evolution in the sense that a short-tempered man is the successor of a crybaby. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image