Able Quote by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

... in the long run, there can be no joy for anybody until there is joy finally for us all

— Frederick Buechner

Being joyful is about staying positive when everything else seems to fail.

— Alex Gonzaga

The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.

— George Will

I have committed myself to joy. I have come to realize that those who make space for joy, those who prefer nothing to joy,…

— Richard Rohr

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

— Marianne Williamson

True joy is only hope put out of fear.

— Sir Fulke Greville

It will take time for us all to understand what has happened to us, but it is a joy to be surrounded by such…

— Ronaldo

Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Joy is that kind of happiness that does not depend on what happens.

— David Steindl-Rast

Joy is the sheer evidence of God.

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

There's not a joy the world can give like that it takes away.

— Lord Byron