Quotes About Joy

It is a great happiness to be under the influence of the Holy Ghost.

Many people falsely believe that if you want to be holy, you are not allowed to enjoy life...Holiness brings us to life. It refines every human ability. Holiness doesn't dampen our emotions; it elevates them. Those who respond to God's call to holiness are the most joyful people in history. They have a richer, more abundant experience of life, and they love more deeply than most people can every imagine. They enjoy life, all of life.

Remember that one bares their teeth while laughing.

Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things.

Voluntary simplicity is at once joyous and altruistic. Joyous because it is not permanently plagued by the hunger for "more"; altruistic because it does not encourage the disproportionate concentration of resources in the hands of a few, resources which—were they to be spread evenly—would significantly improve the lives of those deprived of basic needs.

Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second.

There can be many different views of what Heaven is like, because Heaven is whatever makes each person eternally and fully happy.

Sunset is still my favorite color and rainbow is next

We'll just have to find more flowers in the spring. That's when they bloom, tra la.

Julia was as happy as Betsy was, almost. One nice thing about Julia was that she rejoiced in other people's luck.

There was nothing like a picnic! she reflected. If you were happy, it made you happier. If you were unhappy, it blew your troubles away.

Did we bring a lunch?' asked Tacy. 'Yes,' said Betsy. 'It's under the seat. There are chicken sandwiches and hard-boiled eggs and potato salad and watermelon and chocolate cake and sweet pickles and sugar cookies and ice cream.' 'It ought to be plenty,' Tacy said.

The five-year-olds were the most important members of the large doll families. Everything pleasant happened to them. They had all the adventures.

Les nuits luisantes sont plus joyeuses que les grands jours de soleil.

There is nothing so serious as a game.

I feel warm and reassured, I whispered. He's like Santa.

Maybe your resistance is to live. Live big and loud and joyously and fiercely. Live authentic to who you are. Refuse to be silent. Refuse to go away. Refuse stereotypes and limits. Because you being you is the most powerful kind of resistance of all. (Rebecca Roanhorse)

Don-Keun was a new man. The moment they arrived, he vanished for a second. We heard muffled ecstatic screaming coming from somewhere in the back of the Waffle House kitchen, then he reappeared, his face shining with the kind of radiance usually associated with religious epiphany.

Then I noticed his rising blush, and I realized something. Tobin and Angie . . . their togetherness was new. New enough that being touched by her still came as a glorious, blush-worthy surprise.

Funny how the world shifts when you're in the same space with your friends. The air is energized, the light is warmer.

I have never, ever been so happy to see a house.

Hayes had a smile like a hammock—just get in, go to sleep, forget your troubles and cares.

The more I looked, the more Christmasy it got.

My entrance brought a little light to his eyes.