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Quotes About Joy

Full nakedness! All joyes are due to thee, As souls unbodied, bodies uncloth'd must be, To taste whole joyes.
~ John Donne
Ah cannot weAs well as cocks and lions jocund be,After such pleasures?
~ John Donne
How blest am I in this discovering thee! To enter in these bonds is to be free; Then where my hand is set, my seal shall be. Full nakedness! All joys are due to thee, As souls unbodied, bodies unclothed must be
~ John Donne
Thou, sun, art half as happy as we.
~ John Donne
I joy, that in these straits I see my west;
~ John Donne
Are not heavens joyes as valiant to asswage Lusts, as earths honour was to them?
~ John Donne
Change is the nursery Of musicke, joy, life, and eternity. (Elegie III: Change)
~ John Donne
full nakedness! all my joys are due to thee, as souls unbodied, bodies unclothed must be, to taste whole joys.
~ John Donne
Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly.
~ John Dryden
Rich the treasure,Sweet the pleasure—Sweet is pleasure after pain.
~ John Dryden
For present joys are more to flesh and bloodThan a dull prospect of a distant good.
~ John Dryden
Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more if future fortunes were known before!
~ John Dryden
Pleasure is, after all, a luxury. It's love that's essential.
~ John Dufresne
Every dog deserves a place to live. Every dog deserves a place in your heart. Every dog deserves a place to walk. Every dog deserves a place to run. John Duncan.
~ John Duncan
Meditation Fight the good fight with all thy might! Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy right; Lay hold on life, and it shall be Thy joy and crown eternally. Run the straight race through God's good grace, Lift up thine eyes, and seek his face; Life with its way before us lies, Christ is the path, and Christ the prize.
~ John Dunlop
one of the most important jobs of grandchildren is to make sure their grandparents do a lot of laughing.
~ John Dunlop
I've got a little boy coming and I can't wait. It's going to be the biggest thing that has happened to me in my life so far. Bigger than any Tour de France win.
~ Chris Froome
The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.
~ Christian Nestell Bovee
We have become accustomed to living our life with joy amidst pain and challenges.
~ Dana Reeve
Every moment of your life is either a test or a celebration.
~ David Deida
Happiness can be woven into every aspect of life once you make new choices.
~ Deepak Chopra
The more things that can bring you joy in life, the better
~ Dennis Prager
'Mary Poppins' was one of the best experiences of my life.
~ Dick Van Dyke
In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departed-- But a waking dream of life and light Hath left me broken-hearted.
~ Edgar Allan Poe