Joy Quotes

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Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow. — Honore de Balzac
Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyment… — Honore de Balzac
I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't find a way of avoiding… — Brigitte Bardot
Nothing gives me quite so much joy as when people tell me they've had their pets spayed or neutered. — Bob Barker
It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it. — Amelia Barr
That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the… — Amelia Barr
I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg. — James M. Barrie
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God. — Karl Barth
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. — Karl Barth
It's such a joy to work with different ensembles and create a collaboration. Rehearsing and building a performance is very interesting for me. — Cecilia Bartoli
The kitchen really is the castle itself. This is where we spend our happiest moments and where we find the joy of being a family. — Mario Batali
Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either. — Henry Ward Beecher
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. — Henry Ward Beecher
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy. — Henry Ward Beecher
In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast. — Henry Ward Beecher
There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut… — Henry Ward Beecher
It is not time for mirth and laughter, the cold, gray dawn of the morning after. — George Ade
From quiet homes and first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there's nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends. — Hilaire Belloc
At fifteen one is first beginning to realize that everything isn't money and power in this world, and is casting about for joys that do… — Robert Benchley
For me, it's a great joy to be together with priests: in the end, the bishop of Rome is the bishop and brother of all… — Pope Benedict XVI

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