Quotes About Joy

Kids are a pain in the ass.

Funny how you can go along for years hardly thinking about someone, then all of a sudden be so glad to see him.

You don't become happy by pursuing happiness. You become happy by living a life that means something.

Do you not know this, that from time immemorial, Since man was first set on earth, The joy of the wicked has been brief?… Though evil is sweet to his taste, His food in his bowels turns to venom within him. (20:4–5, 12–14) In

More than any other human problem, loneliness, the absence of meaningful human connection, drains the joy and the sense of purpose from our lives.

If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul

Honk, honk!

You laugh!" said the trader, with a growl. "Lord bless you, Mas'r, I couldn't help it now," said Sam, giving way to the long pent-up delight of his soul. "She looked so curi's, a leapin' and springin' — ice a crackin' — and only to hear her, — plump! ker chunk! ker splash! Spring! Lord! how she goes it!" and Sam and Andy laughed till the tears rolled down their cheeks.

Here, also, in summer, various brilliant annuals, such as marigolds, petunias, four-o'clocks, found an indulgent corner in which to unfold their splendors, and were the delight and pride of Aunt Chloe's heart.

even the knives and forks had a social clatter as they went on to the table; and the chicken and ham had a cheerful and joyous fizzle in the pan, as if they rather enjoyed being cooked than otherwise

I want to be happy. To make someone else happy. To do my job well, be a good person

Now Bridal Veil Falls, stern and forbidding in winter, was leaping down joyously to join the San Miguel River.

Whatever brings you joy and zest will enhance your ability to act bravely.

Feelings are a package deal, and you can't avoid or deny the painful ones without also forfeiting part of your humanity. If you are never fearful, you may also have trouble feeling compassion, deep curiosity, or joy. Fear may not be fun, but it signals that we are fully alive.

Those who live with faith have a much better road, a much happier life.

A sense of peace came over me and I must have been smiling as I fell asleep.

But in that first flush of victory and happiness and relief, and God knows what other emotions were involved in this great moment, we were all very much one, and we were all in a state of euphoria, drunk with our happiness.

and I can make him smile. And smiles are precious.

Nothing else matters much -- not wealth, nor learning, nor even health -- without this gift: the spiritual capacity to keep zest in living. This is the creed of creeds, the final deposit and distillation of all important faiths: that you should be able to believe in life.

Every day should be unwrapped as a gift.

Aye, I'm tellin' ye, happiness is one of the few things in this world that doubles every time you share it with someone else.

Its my son again. Ja its Emory, God be thanked.

Whenever something serious happens, you're supposed to count yourself lucky and be happy.

Van zijn wieg tot zijn afwezige graf was de blijdschap die hij had verspreid steeds toegenomen. Eerst, bij zijn geboorte, waren alleen zijn ouders blij; later maakte hij het hele Duitse volk blij, vervolgens ook het Oostenrijkse; en toen hij stierf was de hele mensheid blij…