Joy Quotes - Page 10

• In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it.

  Franz Kafka

  Happiness, Laughter, Believe

  Franz Kafka, Malcolm Pasley (1973). “Shorter works [of] Franz Kafka”, Harvill Secker

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• With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Happiness, Smile, Laughter

  Abraham Lincoln (1999). “The Wit & Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Treasury of Quotations, Anecdotes, and Observations”, Gramercy

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• And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Happiness, Laughter, Truth

  Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). “The Portable Nietzsche”, p.198, Penguin

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• Happy the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound, content to breathe his native air in his own ground.

  Alexander Pope

  Happiness, Laughter, Men

  'Ode on Solitude' (written c.1700, when aged about twelve)

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• Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale.

  Elsa Schiaparelli

  Life, Food, Eating Well

  Elsa Schiaparelli (1954). “Shocking Life”

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• We look before and after, And pine for what is not; Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.

  Percy Bysshe Shelley

  Happiness, Song, Laughter

  "To a Skylark" l. 88 (1819)

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• A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

  John Keats

  Love, Life, Beauty

  Endymion bk. 1, l. 1 (1818)

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• The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent riff and is effortlessly melodic. Weeping is often fought, choked, half strangled, or surrendered to with humiliation.

  Anne Rice

  Happiness, Laughter, Perfect

  Anne Rice (1995). “Taltos: Lives of the Mayfair Witches”

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• Two things I do value a lot, intimacy and the capacity for joy, didn't seem to be on anyone else s list. I felt like the stranger in a strange land, and decided I'd better not marry the natives.

  Richard Bach

  Marriage, Land, Two

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• Everyone is so afraid of death, but the real sufis just laugh: nothing tyrannizes their hearts. What strikes the oyster shell does not damage the pearl

  Rumi

  Happiness, Death, Spiritual

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• Present joys are more to flesh and blood
  Than a dull prospect of a distant good.

  John Dryden

  Happiness, Determination, Blood

  'The Hind and the Panther' (1687) pt. 3, l. 364

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• Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.

  Barbara De Angelis

  Love, Inspirational, Romantic

  Barbara De Angelis (1997). “Are You the One for Me? ; Real Moments”, Fine Communications

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• Happy is the person who not only sings, but feels God's eye is on the sparrow, and knows He watches over me. To be simply ensconced in God is true joy.

  Alfred Armand Montapert

  Happiness, God, Eye

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• May we understand that joy is not a sin, sacrifice is not a virtue.

  Paulo Coelho

  Sacrifice, Understanding, Novelists

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Apr 30, 2012

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• Grief can take care if itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

  Mark Twain

  Friendship, Happiness, Marriage

  Mark Twain (2015). “Following the Equator: "A Journey Around the World"”, p.484, eKitap Projesi

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• Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.

  Sarah Ban Breathnach

  Happiness, Happy, Laughter

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• I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.

  Lawana Blackwell

  Happiness, Fun, Victory

  Lawana Blackwell (2007). “The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter (The Gresham Chronicles Book #2)”, p.509, Baker Books

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• Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how.

  James Russell Lowell

  Grief, Literature, Knows

  James Russell Lowell (1873). “The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell”, p.118

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• I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Friendship, Fun, True Friend

  Charles R. Swindoll (2010). “Laugh Again / Hope Again: Two Books to Inspire a Joy-Filled Life”, p.96, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

  Mark Twain

  Happiness, Bullying, Laughter

  Mark Twain (2015). “Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend”, p.35, St. Martin's Press

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• Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Strength, Happiness

  The Mysterious Stranger ch. 10 (1916)

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• I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world.

  Peter Ustinov

  Happiness, Music, Laughter

  Dear Me (1977) ch. 3

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• Man is the artificer of his own happiness.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Happiness, Laughter, Men

  Henry David Thoreau, Bob Blaisdell (2011). “Thoreau: A Book of Quotations”, p.33, Courier Corporation

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• Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

  Laozi

  Uplifting, Confidence, Motivation

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• There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.

  Pearl S. Buck

  Happiness, Hope, Sorrow

  Pearl S. Buck (2012). “The Child Who Never Grew: A Memoir”, p.4, Open Road Media

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