Quotes About Joy

Out of joy strength came, strength that was fashioned to bear sorrow: sorrow brought forth joy. Forever? This was Ezekiel's wheel, in the middle of the burning air forever -- and the little wheel ran by faith, and the big wheel ran by the grace of God.

For, without love, pleasure withers quickly, becomes a foul taste on the palate, and pleasure's inventions are soon exhausted.

It may well be that if mankind could draw up a hedonistic balance-sheet, the pleasures of mundane existence would turn out to be greater than its sufferings.

A good smile is the sunshine of wisdom.

Always leave something to wish for otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

When you go in and do a cool, small character, it feels less like work and more like fun.

If there are differences between one moment of pleasure and another, a man can always be happy with the same woman.

There is often more pleasure in suffering than in happiness; look at the martyrs!

What is motherhood save Nature in her most gladsome mood?

Happiness has no history and the story tellers of all lands have understood this so well that the words "they are happy" are the end pf every love tale.

If a person hasn't ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; never understanding what joy really is.

Può darsi che in futuro stando con me conoscerai dolori, guai, problemi ma, se vuoi, costruiamo insieme una vita complicata, ma più felice di qualsiasi vita solitaria

But if a person hasn't ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; never understanding what joy really is. I'm grateful for it.

Però, chi nella vita non conosce almeno una volta la disperazione e non capisce quali cose valgano veramente, diventa adulto senza avere mai capito che cosa sia veramente la gioia.

At the time, I was still so shrunken into myself I couldn't quite believe what was happening. I'd never dreamed that Mom and I could ever do anything as fun as gorging on an entire cake until our bellies ached. We weren't being hysterical, or depressed. We'd just thought of something nice to do, and done it together. That kind of thing had felt wrong in Meguro, but the new apartment somehow made it possible.

Pensai che la gentilezza disinteressata delle persone, le loro parole spassionate, fossero come un abito di piume. Avvolta da quel tepore, finalmente libera dal peso che mi aveva oppresso fino a quel momento, la mia anima stava fluttuando nell'aria con grande gioia.

Floating in a dream, I watched her walk away. That she had come to me at the end of a long night of misery made me want to cry tears of joy. I wanted to tell her: "How happy I am that you came to me like an apparition in that bluish mist. Now everything around me will be a little bit better when I wake up." At last I was able to fall asleep.

but if a person hasn't ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; never understanding what joy really is.

Risate fatte di niente e divise con qualcuno.

Yo creo que se reían de puro alborozo, por la felicidad que sentían de hallarse el uno frente al otro.

In questo mondo non c'è posto per le cose tristi. Nessun posto.

But if a person has never experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; never understanding what joy really is.

Un sorriso nel primo volto incontrato al mattino è un benvenuto al giorno che inizia.

That must be nice, I thought, to be able to be so carefree with the love you have.