Quotes About Joy

But then, as seemed always to be the case when she found herself hit by a wave of happiness, or joy, or delight, there was an immediate undertow of sadness.

You need to see a bit of hell now and then. That, and great joy.

Then she dives out the door - or window, it doesn't matter - to see what wonders the new day will bring, and since Lotus Cloud views the world with the delighted eyes of a child everything is equally marvelous.

To Love Is To Be Happy With

Happiness is a choice

I was daily his delight,                  Rejoicing before him always,            Rejoicing in his inhabited world                  And delighting in the human race.

Another day, in the rain, we're waiting for the boat at the lake; from happiness, this time, the same outburst of annihilation sweeps through me. This is how it happens sometimes, misery or joy engulfs me, without any particular tumult ensuing : nor any pathos: I am dissolved, not dismembered; I fall, I flow, I melt. Such thoughts grazed, touched, tested (the way you test the water with your foot)--can recur

delight exceeds the possibilities envisioned by desire

Friendships founded on laughter are always fortuitous.

How we danced! - Sadie

Whatever lay ahead, he was glad to be alive.

No one ever forgets a toy that made him or her supremely happy as a child, even if that toy is replaced by one like it that is much nicer.

Joy—damn, but that's a cheerful little word.

Lisbon Taxi,' a woman said, 'where the mileage is always smileage. How may we help you today?

I the sweetness of our lives did not depart, there would be no sweetness at all.

I say, if you can't laugh you might as well laugh anyway.

Goddam life, I say, if you can't laugh you might as well laugh anyway. That's my goddam attitude, and I'll stick by it; this ain't a sad world unless you're sane

The history of the world teaches that the power of joy in people doesn't come in getting, it always comes in giving, contributing, adding more. The more you give, the more you live. If you're about something better, live for something higher than self.

Sometimes the most proactive thing we can do is to be happy, just to genuinely smile.

and my family, friends, and guests find joy, comfort, peace, and happiness.

happy Mom means a happy family!

The Abundance Mentality takes the personal joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment of Habits 1, 2, and 3 and turns it outward, appreciating the uniqueness, the inner direction, the proactive nature of others.

Joy is in the ears that hear, not in the mouth that speaks. The world has few stories glad in themselves, and we must have gay ears to defy Despite.

Because happy is what happens when all your dreams come true! Well ... isn't it?