Born Quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“Joy always follows on the heels of pain. If a person escapes a mindset that current events represent an ongoing tragedy, they will encounter…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

We live in a world of constant juxtaposition between joy that's possible and pain that's all too common. We hope for love and success…

— Marianne Williamson

When we are expecting only suffering, the least joy surprises us: Suffering itself becomes the greatest of joys when we seek it as a…

— Therese of Lisieux

I had been searching for joy in the relatively good times of life, now I had to find joy amidst darkness and agony.

— Margaret Feinberg

Most of us experience a life full of wonderful moments and difficult moments. But for many of us, even when we are most joyful,…

— Anonymous

Nothing will ever equal that moment of joyous excitement which filled my whole being when I felt myself flying away from the earth. It…

— Jacques Charles

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

All the joy the world contains Has come through wishing happiness for others. All the misery the world contains Has come through wanting pleasure…

— Shantideva

Joy is a mystery because it can happen anywhere, anytime, even under the most unpromising circumstances, even in the midst of suffering, with tears…

— Frederick Buechner

Sometimes we are tempted to find excuses and complain, acting as if we could only be happy if a thousand conditions were met...I can…

— Pope Francis

There is a sweet joy that comes to us through sorrow.

— Charles Spurgeon

Hardships, disappointment, trials are all positive position to greater joy than we've ever known. For pains that causes heartaches,it turns to strength by which…

— Drnumer Alcardejr