There was always, he thought, this pleasure ahead of him, an ace of joy up his sleeve so he could say you… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
To be free from bondage the wise person must practise discrimination between One-Self and the ego-self. By that alone you will become… — Adi Shankara Copy Share Image
It is always for greater joy that you give up the lesser. This is practical religion-the attainment of freedom, renunciation. Renounce the… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The time-state of attainment eliminates so accurately the time-state of aspiration, that the actual seems the inevitable, and, all conscious intellectual effort… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
“As long as the eyes of our faith are fixed upon our troubles we will not find joy. Until our minds consciously… — Paul Tautges Copy Share Image
Genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When a sunbeam falls on a transparent substance, the substance itself becomes brilliant, and radiates light from itself. So too Spirit bearing… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
“We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And if we are strong enough - we live with… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in atime of pain or of joy. The tragedy… — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
Now even if I die, no one will be so grieved as to do himself bodily harm. No [...] I know just… — Osamu Dazai Copy Share Image
Make space in your life for the things that matter, for family and friends, love and generosity, fun and joy. Without this,… — Jonathan Sacks Copy Share Image
In this crazy world, there's an enormous distinction between good times and bad, between sorrow and joy. But in the eyes of… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
“One sip of this wine and you will go mad with drunkenness. You will drop your masks and tear your clothes —… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You'll realize this as soon… — Ray Romano Copy Share Image
“There is always someone who cares for us and loves us. We may not always be aware of that yet we are… — Raphael Zernoff Copy Share Image
From a neighbour, I got a one-day-old duckling and found, to my intense joy, that it transferred its following response to my… — Konrad Lorenz Copy Share Image
“The Word is symbol of delight which sucks up men and scenes, trees, plants, factories, and Pekinese. Then the Thing becomes the… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
In my work I try to reach and speak to that innocence, showing it the fun and joy of living; showing it… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
There is, of course, no joy so great as the cessation of pain; in fact all joy, active or passive, is the… — Ada Leverson Copy Share Image
We looked at Ian Curtis from the band Joy Division. He was a very ultra cool, non-expressive character. Cutler is confident, but… — Andrew Gower Copy Share Image
“To live every day as if it had been stolen from death, that is how I want to live. To feel the… — Garth Stein Copy Share Image
“May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your… — Craig Groeschel Copy Share Image
I have often sung to drown my sorrow, but seldom to express my happiness. Crying for joy, and singing for joy, were… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
“THE POEMS OF OUR CLIMATE I Clear water in a brilliant bowl, Pink and white carnations. The light In the room more… — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
Have you seen this video of these cows who have been in a dairy farm, a really shitty one, their entire lives,… — How to Dress Well Copy Share Image
A great free joy surges through me when I work... with tense slashes and a few thrusts the beautiful white fields receive… — Clyfford Still Copy Share Image
“If you want to get warm you must stand near the fire: if you want to be wet you must get into… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
As I look out there and see the culture of baseball, a lot of blacks and Latins, it's given me a lot… — Billy Williams Copy Share Image
I like to read Octavia E. Butler's 'Wild Seed' over and over again. And J. California Cooper's 'The Wake of the Wind.'… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
Words of divine consciousness: moral exaltation; lasting feelings of elevation, elation, joy; a quickening of the moral sense, which strikes one as… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
“When by my solitary hearth I sit, And hateful thoughts enwrap my soul in gloom; When no fair dreams before my "mind's… — John Keats Copy Share Image
Remarkable contributions are typically spawned by a passionate commitment to transcendent values such as beauty, truth, wisdom, justice, charity, fidelity, joy, courage… — Gary Hamel Copy Share Image
Solidarity, compassion, caring, communion and loving. Such values and inner powers can lay the foundation of a new paradigm of civilization, the… — Leonardo Boff Copy Share Image
“What said those two souls communicating through the language of the eyes, more perfect than that of the lips, the language given… — José Rizal Copy Share Image
“first produce, and doth still establish and uphold the same. When we reflect upon ourselves, let us consider that we are not… — Henry Scougal Copy Share Image
Watching Ray Harryhausen's films growing up was a pure joy. He brought legends to life and he became a legend himself. And… — Joe Letteri Copy Share Image
“When it seems you are having too much fun, then a switch turns on in your head and makes you think; if… — A.H. Scott Copy Share Image
“When it comes to love, your point of view, your imagination and your energy can carry you through anything. As you love,… — Julieanne O'Connor Copy Share Image
If God but cares for our inward and eternal life, if by all the experiences of this life He is reducing it… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Attempt to be creative for the joy it brings… Select something like music, dance, sculpture, or poetry. Being creative will help you… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
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