Quotes About Joy

It is hard to understand why work should be called a curse—until one remembers what bitterness forced or uncongenial labour is. But the work for which we are fitted—which we feel we are sent into the world to do—what a blessing it is and what fullness of joy it holds.

The only fault he found with her was that she did not sing at her work. "Folks should always sing at their work," he insisted. "Sounds cheerful-like." "Not always," retorted Valancy. "Fancy a butcher singing at his work. Or an undertaker.

The morning was a cup filled with mist and glamor. In the corner near her was a rich surprise of new-blown, crystal-dewed roses. The trills and trickles of song from the birds in the big tree above her seemed in perfect accord with her mood. A sentence from a very old, very true, very wonderful Book came to her lips, 'Weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning.

Isn't it splendid there are so many things to like in this world?

I'd like to add some beauty to life," said Anne dreamily. "I don't exactly want to make people KNOW more... though I know that IS the noblest ambition... but I'd love to make them have a pleasanter time because of me... to have some little joy or happy thought would never have existed if I hadn't been born.

Oh, Marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them, exclaimed Anne. You mayn't get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them.

For spring is just around the corner and I have forgotten everything but gladness.

It seemed like a garden where no frost could wither or rough wind blow--a garden remembering a hundred vanished summers.

She felt a wonderful lightness of spirit, a soul-stirring joy in mere existence.

Oh, aren't you glad it is spring? The beauty of winter is that it makes you appreciate spring.

No matter what dreadful things happened at least there were still cats in the world.

One forgets all through the year how lovely spring really is and so it comes as a surprise every time.

It's nicer to think dear, pretty thoughts and keep them in one's heart, like treasures.

it's delightful when your imaginatios come true, isn't it?

But they had found the Tansy Patch a charming place and were glad to go again. For the rest of the vacation there was hardly a day when they did not go up to it-- preferably in the long, smoky, delicious August evenings when the white moths sailed over the tansy plantation and the golden twilight faded into dusk and purple over the green slopes beyond and fireflies lighted their goblin torches by the pond.

A good laugh is as good as a prayer sometimes

While the others chatted over their parcels Jean wrote her letter, and Jean could write delightful letters. She had a decided talent in that respect, and her correspondents all declared her letters to be things of beauty and joy forever.

Oh, isn't it good to be alive--like this? Wouldn't it be dreadful if one had never lived?

Oh, daddy, by what witchcraft have you coaxed that sulky rose-bush into bloom?' 'No witchcraft at all - it just bloomed because you were coming home, baby,' said her father.

Life is worth living as long as there's a laugh in it

How terrible it would be to be doing something you didn't like every day

Life is rich and full here Ã¢â'¬Â¦ everywhere Ã¢â'¬Â¦ if we can only learn how to open our whole hearts to its richness and fulness.

The tinkles of sleigh bells among the snowy hills came like elfin chimes through the frosty air, but their music was not sweeter than the song in Anne's heart and on her lips.

They had a sort of talent for happiness.