Joy Quotes

7182 quotes by 3368 authors

Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize. — Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
As I age I am grateful to find that a silence has begun to gather in me, coexisting with my tempers and my fears, unchanged… — Rachel Naomi Remen
Let me rest in Your will and be silent. Then the light of Your joy will warm my life. Its fire will burn in my… — Thomas Merton
One of the greatest joys of tennis is having a nice volley and not really keeping score, not really looking at the lines, but just… — Jane Kaczmarek
We all carry it within us: supreme strength, the fullness of wisdom, unquenchable joy. It is never thwarted, and cannot be destroyed. — Huston Smith
Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe. — Goran Persson
To pursue joy is to lose it. The only way to get it is to follow steadily the path of duty. — Alexander MacLaren
This moment exhibits infinite space, but there is a space also wherein all moments are infinitely exhibited, and the everlasting duration of infinite space is… — Thomas Traherne
In activity we must find our joy as well as glory; and labor, like everything else that is good, is its own reward. — Edwin Percy Whipple
There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale. — Charles de Lint
Your readiest desire is your path to joy... even if it destroys you. — Holbrook Jackson
The momentary thrill of getting rarely equals the lasting joy of giving. — William Arthur Ward
Without love a man is just a body, an empty temple without the deity. With love the deity arrives, the temple is no more empty.… — Rajneesh
Food = joy ... guilt ... anger ... pain ... nurturing ... friendship ... hatred ... the way you look and feel.... Food = everything… — Susan Powter
To be aflame with silence, with joy, is wisdom. It is not through logic but through love. It is not through words but through a… — Rajneesh
Sometimes you may feel very sad, because sadness also belongs to God. Sadness is also divine. There is no necessity to always be happy. Then… — Rajneesh
I teach you joy, not sadness. I teach you playfulness, not seriousness. I teach you love and laughter, because to me there is nothing more… — Rajneesh
For the Baul, life is not a serious thing. It is fun, it is laughter, it is joy. So you cannot find anything like the… — Rajneesh
Never misunderstand seriousness for sincerity. Sincerity is very playful, never serious. It is true, authentic, but never serious. Sincerity does not have a long face,… — Rajneesh
God is always joking. Look at your own life - it is a joke! Look at other people's lives, and you will find jokes and… — Rajneesh

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