Quotes About Joy

The Bodhisattva, being joyful, spreads confidence and happiness wherever he or she goes. In a sense it is one's duty to be happy and joyful. One can't gladden others unless one is glad oneself.

Even with overcast skies, papa bear always finds time to smile.

shadows, no death, and the man who had once lusted for blood had vanished. Bobby looked across at him and smiled. 'Sure feels good, doesn't it?' he said into his speaker. 'Better than anything else in the world.' PART TWO Chapter 25 Frognal Point 1963 Faye sat listening

I was smiling yesterday,I am smiling today and I will smile tomorrow.Simply because life is too short to cry for anything.

dalam diriku mengalir sungai panjang, darah namanya; dalam diriku menggenang telaga darah, sukma namanya; dalam diriku meriak gelombang sukma, hidup namanya; dan karena hidup itu indah, aku menangis sepuas-puasnya

Minä rakastan aurinkoa, kauneutta, se on minun osani täällä

sinä kaunis, sinä riemastuttava tyttö

His witch had finally arrived. He knew it within his heart and he danced, giddy as a schoolboy on the first day of summer vacation.

you will remember ]for we in our youth did these things yes many and beautiful things ] ] ]

The touched heart madly stirs, your laughter is water hurrying over pebbles - every gesture is a proclamation, every sound is speech...

I have a daughter who reminds me of A marigold in bloom. Kle

for her dress when you saw it stirred you. And i rejoice. In fact she herself once blamed me Kyprogeneia because i prayed this word: i want

Delicate girl once again I leaped and wandered

O Kypris and the Nereids, I pray you to sail my brother home unharmed and let him accomplish all that is in his heart and be released from former error and carry joy to his friends and bane to enemies and let no one bring us more grief. Let him honor me his sister. But black torment suffering for early days, citizens accused. Was it over millet seed? Pure Kypris, put aside old anger and free him from evil sorrow

For my companions, now of these things I shall sing beautifully

Wealth without virtue is no harmless neighbor but by mixing both you are on the peak of joy.

It is not right in a house serving the Muses to have mourning. For us it is unbecoming.

Today dear friends I will sing beautifully and make you happy. — Sappho

Let's take this figure of the feminist killjoy seriously. Does the feminist kill other people's joy by pointing out moments of sexism? Or does she expose the bad feelings that get hidden, displaced, or negated under public signs of joy? Does bad feeling enter the room when somebody expresses anger about things, or could anger be the moment when the bad feelings that circulate through objects get brought to the surface in a certain way?

I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Let's bring joy back to the experience.

And how was a person to deal with such generosity? To start with, she could appreciate the beautiful things around her.

Life is the most spectacular show on earth ?

And then I laugh, because it's so ridiculous and so gorgeous and it's all I an do to not melt into a fit of giggles. So what if I'm ninety-three? So what if I'm ancient and cranky and my body's a wreck? If they're willing to accept me and my guilty conscience, why the hell shouldn't I run away with the circus? It's like Charlie told the cop. For this old man, this IS home.

She couldn't think straight. There was her home, her job, her way of life but the deep tenderness of his kiss reawakened her heart, dispelling all clouds and hurts and fears. She belonged to Andrew now and for ever and the singing within her was so loud and joyous that it all but quelled the little unease that was left.