Quotes About Joy

and as they walked along he sang Tol-de-ri-de-oh! at every step, he felt so gay.

They seemed happy and contented, though," remarked the Wizard, "and those who are contented have nothing to regret and nothing more to wish for.

Childhood is the time of man's greatest content. 'Tis during these years of innocent pleasure that the little ones are most free from care. [...] Their joy is in being alive, and they do not stop to think. In after-years the doom of mankind overtakes them, and they find they must struggle and worry, work and fret, to gain the wealth that is so dear to the hearts of men.

People lose a lot of time being afraid... People lose a lot of time in hating others, and there's no fun in it at all.

was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose. Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly.

Having this thought in mind, the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written solely to please children of today. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out. L. Frank Baum

They seemed happy and contented, though, remarked the Wizard, and those who are contented have nothing to regret and nothing more to wish for.

I shall take the heart, returned the Tin Woodman; for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.

24. Home Again Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her. My darling child! she cried, folding the little girl in her arms and covering her face with kisses. Where in the world did you come from? From the Land of Oz, said Dorothy gravely. And here is Toto, too. And oh, Aunt Em! I'm so glad to be at home again!

fairies of Grimm and Andersen have brought more happiness to childish hearts than all other human creations. Yet

Fico com o coração – respondeu o Homem de Lata –, porque o cérebro não faz ninguém feliz, e a felicidade é a melhor coisa do mundo.

Yo prefiero el corazón —replicó el Leñador—, porque el cerebro no lo hace a uno feliz, y la felicidad es lo mejor que hay en el mundo.

No dishes to wash, Ozma! she said with a laugh. I guess you'd make a lot of folks happy if you could teach 'em just that one trick.

Tol-de-ri-de-oh!

but you will admit that it's a good thing to be alive. Especially

oh, tía Em! ¡Soy tan feliz de volver a estar en casa...!

He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.

Yet Dorothy felt a sort of joyous excitement in defying the storm

Tol-de-ri-de-oh!" at

Chapter XXIV. Home Again.

Time is given us to be happy and for no other reason...when we waste time, we waste happiness.

and those who are contented have nothing to regret and nothing more to wish for.

While I was in love I was the happiest man on earth; but no one can love who has not a heart

Scraps thought it was odd that they could be so easily amused, but decided there could be little harm in people who laughed so merrily.