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
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
...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
“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
I think that as a band, we find joy, and we love what we are doing. We are very good friends, so… — Shane Filan Copy Share Image
The triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment. Whereas the groanings of the… — Ebenezer Erskine Copy Share Image
Before examining this more carefully and investigating its consequences, I want to dwell for a moment in the contemplation of God, to… — Rene Descartes Copy Share Image
The thrill of a fish at the end of the line, that thing that sparks from the dark water to spinal cord,… — Christopher Camuto Copy Share Image
“It is astonishing to realize that growing up actually means to become one with Existence. It means to find the whole Existence… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
Unceasing change turns the wheel of life, and so reality is shown in all it's many forms. Dwell peacefully as change itself… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Hate does not present many choices; if hate is your solution, you are fairly certain to hate all phemonena with equal joy… — Louise Bogan Copy Share Image
“RELISH! What a special name for the minced pickle sweetly crushed in its white-capped jar. The man who had named it, what… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Poets and songwriters speak highly of spring as one of the great joys of life in the temperate zone, but in the… — Barbara Holland Copy Share Image
What really distinguishes this generation in all countries from earlier generations ... is its determination to act, its joy in action, the… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
When you squeeze an orange, you'll always get orange juice to come out. What comes out is what's inside. The same logic… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Why did children seem to be so often spontaneous, joy-filled and concentrated while adults seemed controlled, anxiety-filled and diffused? It was the… — Luke Rhinehart Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
Pursue joy, not happiness. This is probably the hardest lesson of all to learn. It probably seems to you that the goal… — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
Maybe this is a utopian view of art but I do believe that art can function as a vehicle, that it isn't… — Antony Gormley Copy Share Image
When we smile, the muscles around our mouth are stretched and relaxed, just like doing yoga. Smiling is mouth yoga. We release… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Mission begins with a kind of explosion of joy. The news that the rejected and crucified Jesus is alive is something that… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
Loving is a feeling that brings both joy and pain to my heart. Joy from being with you, being filled with an… — ⥠Dx-umar⥠Copy Share Image
“I watched him skip down the trail and felt annoyed by all this joy; then I wondered why I couldn't be that… — Suzanne Roberts Copy Share Image
“... but happiness is to joy as an electric light bulb is to the sun. Happiness always has an object, you're happy… — Susanna Tamaro Copy Share Image
We wish the joy of love, the joy of companionship, of being in the company of, in the presence of the person… — Mortimer Adler Copy Share Image
“Truth’s nakedness is not concerned with whom it strikes - painfully, or with pleasure; responding appropriately to its ingenuous temperament, however, rewards… — T.F. Hodge Copy Share Image
One of the proud joys of the man of letters --if that man of letters is an artist is to feel within… — Edmond de Goncourt Copy Share Image
Many married women who have deliberately spurned the "hour" of childbearing are unhappy and frustrated. They never discovered the joys of marriage… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
McCain is the most unifying figure in the Senate. Barack Obama is so far left. Turning to her co-host, Joy Behar, an… — Elisabeth Hasselbeck Copy Share Image
The things that have been and shall be no more, The things that are, and that hereafter shall be, The things that… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
“So my pleasure in addressing you will keep pace with the joy in my heart at the glad news of the complete… — Bede the Venerable Copy Share Image
“Mine be some figured flame which blends, transcends them all! Not for such hopes and fears Annulling youth's brief years, Do I… — Robert Browning Copy Share Image
New York, to me, even though I grew up here, there's something magical about it. I remember, every time I used to… — Carol Kane Copy Share Image
