Quotes About Joy

Taking responsibility takes all the joy out of life, and drains a man to dust.

Tai'shar Manetheren," he said softly. Nynaeve's mouth fell open, then curled into a tremulous smile. Sudden tears glistened in her eyes as she spun to face him, her face joyous. He smiled back at her, and there was nothing cold in his eyes. Elayne

when she smiled, it seemed the sun might hide its head in defeat.

I am thankful to have two friends such as you," she said simply. Birgitte grinned at her as if she had said something silly.

Take what you can have. Rejoice in what you can save, and do not mourn your losses too long

Why? Rand thought with wonder. Because each time we live, we get to love again. That was the answer. It all swept over him, lives lived, mistakes made, love changing everything. He saw the entire world in his mind's eye, lit by the glow in his hand. He remembered lives, hundreds of them, thousands of them, stretching to infinity. He remembered love, and peace, and joy, and hope.

A woman with her hair all in braids laughed at them, and another woman all in white laughed at her.

Goza de lo que tienes. Regocíjate por lo que puedes salvar, y no llores la muerte de tu gente demasiado tiempo.»

sitting on the beach in Florida, playing

No, we are not greater than he, nor should we suppose that fellowship with him who was well acquainted with grief will come through a life of ease. As the apostle Peter counseled us: Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy (1 Peter 4:12-13).

Bouncing on beds, I remember from childhood, is a great depression reliever.

the opposite of play is not work—it's depression.

jedes einzelne war hässlich, und alles zusammen war Glück.

All items listed above belong in the world In which all things are continuous, And are parts of the original dream which I am now trying to discover the logic of. This Is the process whereby pain of the past in its pastness May be converted into the future tense Of joy. I Am Dreaming of a White Christmas: The Natural History of a Vision (1974)

When one is happy in forgetfulness, facts get forgotten

In the last analysis, be always of whatever truth you would live. For fire flames but in the heart of a colder fire. All voice is but echo caught from a soundless voice. Height is not deprivation of valley, nor defect of desire, But defines, for the fortunate, that joy in which all joys should rejoice.

the endless easy joy that came with pissing into the morning sun.

There was no "Russia" anymore in which he might have dwelt in safety and joy

La paz, el gozo, la prosperidad, la sanación y todas las demás bendiciones del universo no se generan al vencer algo; por el contrario, se crean al aceptarlo todo.

There's adventure in the air. . . and cake to be eaten.

You don't need to explain anything to me, Karl. I trust that you were a gentleman. And then he added, Or at least I trust that you were a gentleman to as high a degree as she wanted you to be. I was a boy once too. No matter who is in power, I never want you thinking it's wrong to desire a girl's attention. That is life's greatest sweetness. I would never want to deny you that joy.

There are other themes for poetry besides immersion in the Will, my friends. The love of person for person, the joy of defending one's home, the wonder of standing naked beneath the fiery stars—" The invader laughed. "Can it be that Earth fell so swiftly because its only poets were poets of acquiescence to destiny?

Life was meant to be enjoyed.

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