Joy Quote by Mariane Corbito

Pleasure is just a shadow of joy. When there is no joy in you, you become a pleasure seeker.

— Jaggi Vasudev

Pleasure is not the purpose of man's existence. Joy is.

— David O. McKay

Pleasure without joy is as hollow as passion without tenderness.

— Alan Jay Lerner

Pleasure is a by-product of doing something that is worth doing. Therefore, do not seek pleasure as such. Pleasure comes of seeking something else,…

— Abbott Lawrence Lowell

Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily.

— Epicurus

The basic human reaction to pleasure is not satisfaction, but rather craving for more. Hence, no matter what we achieve, it only increases our…

— Yuval Noah Harari

Pleasure is continually disappointed, reduced, deflated, in favor of strong, noble values: Truth, Death, Progress, Struggle, Joy, etc. Its victorious rival is Desire: we…

— Roland Barthes

The sacrifice of pleasures is of course itself a pleasure.

— Muriel Spark

“Pleasure is a false god. Research shows that people who focus their energy on superficial pleasures end up more anxious, more emotionally unstable, and…

— Mark Manson

Pleasure alone makes existence worthwhile. A pleasure-seeker has a difficult time parting from life.

— Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

At the heart of our desires is eternal happiness without the slightest hint of misery. You could say that we are pleasure seekers; however,…

— Terry Cole-Whittaker

Pleasure simply brings more craving, but the problem is that we try to get contentment through pleasure. True contentment can only come through service.

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar