Joys Quotes

642 quotes by 502 authors

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears. — Francis Bacon
A mother's life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender, now terrible. Not an hour but has its joys and… — 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
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
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
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
The fellowship of true friends who can hear you out, share your joys, help carry your burdens, and correctly counsel you is priceless. — Ezra Taft Benson
I think one of the greatest joys I have now in my career and in my profession is to be playing at an age where… — Andre Agassi
Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys. — Christian Nestell Bovee
I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life,… — Mitch Albom
Gluttony and idleness are two of life's great joys, but they are not honourable. — Julie Burchill
It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts,… — Jimmy Carter
Only solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything. — Willa Cather
My life is about ups and downs, great joys and great losses. — Isabel Allende
Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures. — Thomas Aquinas
My mother had a slender, small body, but a large heart-a heart so large that everybody's joys found welcome in it, and hospitable accommodation. — Mark Twain
Every promise of the soul has innumerable fulfillments; each of its joys ripens into a new want. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A sailor's joys are as simple as a child's. — Bernard Moitessier
Poets and songwriters speak highly of spring as one of the great joys of life in the temperate zone, but in the real world most… — Barbara Holland

Who Wrote These Joys Quotes

502 authors contributed a total of 642 Joys Quotes, led by these top contributors: