Calm Quote by Aidan Chambers

Joy is a condition that is experienced, but it is more than a feeling; it is, primarily, a state of mind.

— J. I. Packer

Joy is the reflex of terror.

— Victor Hugo

Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience.

— Anonymous

Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved and that nothing-sicknes s, failure, emotional distress, oppression, war, or even death--can take…

— Henri Nouwen

A joy as intense as pain

— Nicholas Sparks

Joy is what we are, not what we must get. Joy is the realization that all we want or need in life has been…

— Iyanla Vanzant

Joy mingled with sadness, even with grief, is the deepest human joy. It winds itself about the soul with indescribable sweetness, with a dim…

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

We call "happiness" a certain set of circumstances that makes joy possible. But we call joy that state of mind and emotions that needs…

— Andre Gide

The affirmation of one's essential being in spite of desires and anxieties creates joy.

— Paul Tillich

Sorrow, terror, anguish, despair itself are often the chosen expressions of an approximation to the highest good. Our sympathy in tragic fiction depends on…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

Joy is a spiritual element that gives vicissitudes unity and significance.

— Helen Keller

Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love.

— Adela Rogers St. Johns