Take delight in a thing, or rather in anything, not as a means to some other end, but just because it is… — Charles Edward Montague Copy Share Image
When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon,… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
That you can go anywhere in America and get a book from a library is just the most amazing thing in the… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between her work and her play; her labor and her leisure;… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he… — Benjamin Spock Copy Share Image
“The four radiant abodes are loving-kindness, compassion, joy and peace.These abodes are treasured because they are exquisitely simple, the universal expression of… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
There are few things in life that bring as much joy as the joy that comes from assisting another improve his or… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
After rain comes sunshine; After darkness comes the glorious dawn. There is no sorrow without its alloy of joy; there is no… — Obafemi Awolowo Copy Share Image
“Oh, what a grand design! to make our joy the echo of your excellence. To make our pleasure proof that you now… — John Piper Copy Share Image
I'm the most passionate about pushing the realization that there's the joy of love and kindness and sharing, all of these basic… — Alex Ebert Copy Share Image
What I know for sure is that it's only when you make the process your goal that the big dream can follow.… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
The message of this season that is applicable throughout the year lies not in the receiving of earthly presents and treasures but… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
There is in nature a parallel unity which corresponds to the unity in the mind and makes it available. This methodizing mind… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
It is at once by way of poetry and through poetry, as with music, that the soul glimpses splendors from beyond the… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
I wrote a mad, passionate letter to the best restaurant in the UK, Le Gavroche in London, and asked if I could… — Paul Rankin Copy Share Image
Joy mingled with sadness, even with grief, is the deepest human joy. It winds itself about the soul with indescribable sweetness, with… — Wilhelm von Humboldt Copy Share Image
Living in this world is full of joy. But not like having a son and daughter, its a joy of having them.… — Teejay David Copy Share Image
Integrity is about being integrated with the spiritual values of the Universe. It is also about being happy, because happiness and joy… — Michael Beckwith Copy Share Image
Many women have described their experiences of childbirth as being associated with a spiritual uplifting, the power of which they have never… — Grantly Dick-Read Copy Share Image
If we can manage to refrain from harming others in our everyday actions and words, we can start to give more serious… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
There are such wonderful blessings in my life - I have this amazing baby, an amazing family, and I loved X Factor… — Ayda Field Copy Share Image
“When I was 15 years old, I came in contact with my first ashram, my first spiritual commune, in the form of… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
To avoid depression while travelling, I always take loads of items that make me feel connected with home. I can't even explain… — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
The old rule about how a thing of beauty is a joy forever, in my experience, even the most beauteous thing is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Love is the overflow of joy in God! It is not duty for duty's sake, or right for right's sake. It is… — John Piper Copy Share Image
What a joy is there in a good book, writ by some great master of thought, who breaks into beauty as in… — Theodore Parker Copy Share Image
When we follow our dreams, we may give the impression to others that we are miserable and unhappy. But what others think… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Father, You have promised that those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
The fact is that writing, like any creative undertaking, carries with it both pain and great joy. The pain is often inherent… — Judith Barrington Copy Share Image
...virtue is attended by more peace of mind than vice, and meets with a more favourable reception from the world. I am… — David Hume Copy Share Image
For to the extent that we act toward others as we feel we might, we open ourselves to their inner reality, and… — C. Terry Warner Copy Share Image
I beg Our Lord, Monsieur, that we may be able to die to ourselves in order to rise with Him, that he… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
“Decide to be happy Render others happy Proclaim your joy Love passionately your miraculous life Do not listen to promises Do not… — Robert Muller Copy Share Image
I love creating characters that are ridiculous and flawed. To me, the most important thing about comedy is the joy it can… — Lauren Lapkus Copy Share Image
Deceiving world, that with alluring toysHast made my life the subject of thy scorn,And scornest now to lend thy fading joys,T'outlength my… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I was very lucky with 'Soap' and 'Who's the Boss,' which was great fun, and then went on 'Coach' and 'Everybody Loves… — Katherine Helmond Copy Share Image
It was at home I learned the little I know. Schools always appeared to me like a prison, and never could I… — Claude Monet Copy Share Image
“True inner joy is self-created. It does not depend on outer circumstances. A river is flowing in and through you carrying the… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
While there is a chance of the world getting through its troubles, I hold that a reasonable man has to behave as… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
The spirit is the only thing that is free within, which has no hang-ups, which has no habits, which does not stick… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
