Joy Quotes - Page 15

• The real joy in life comes from giving. It comes from service. It comes from doing things for other people. That is what is so powerful about this. Nothing will make you happier than giving.

  Marc Benioff

  Powerful, Real, People

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• Joy is what we all seek. It is an energy more powerful than food. But without love we can not feel true joy.

  Akiane Kramarik

  Happiness, Powerful, True Joy

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• I needed to know that there was such a thing as love and that it brought smiles and joy in its wake.

  Elie Wiesel

  Needed, Knows

  Elie Wiesel (2006). “Dawn: A Novel”, p.18, Macmillan

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• Surprise is the secret of joy.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Secret, Surprise

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• Finally, there is more genuine joy in climbing the hill of success, even though sweat may be spent and toes may be stubbed, than in aimlessly sliding down the path to failure. If a straight, honorable path has been chosen, the gaining of the summit yields lasting satisfaction. The morass of failure, if through laziness, indifference or other avoidable fault, yields nothing but ignominy and sorrow for self and family and friends.

  B. C. Forbes

  Success, Yield, Climbing

  "Keys to Success".

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• Don't put off joy and happiness. Strive to live each day to its fullest, squeezing all the joy you can out of each moment. Instead of measuring your life's value by your progress toward a single goal, remember that the direction you're headed in is more important than temporary results.

  Tony Robbins

  Goal, Progress, Important

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• The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.

  John of the Cross

  Song, Holiday, Swim

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• There is no joy in life like the joy of sharing.

  Billy Graham

  Billy Graham (2011). “The Secret of Happiness”, p.151, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• If someone smells a flower and says he does not understand, the reply to him is: there is nothing to understand, it is only a scent. If he persists, saying: that I know, but what does it all mean? Then one has either to change the subject, or make it more abstruse by saying that the scent is the shape which the universal joy takes in the flower.

  Rabindranath Tagore

  Flower, Mean, Smell

  Rabindranath Tagore (2010). “My Life In My Words”, p.10, Penguin UK

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• Love is the root of all joy and sorrow.

  Meister Eckhart

  Life, Love Is, Roots

  Meister Eckhart, Wyatt North (2014). “Meister Eckhart’s Sermons”, p.13, Wyatt North Publishing, LLC

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• Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing child-like appetite of what's next, and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from God, so long are you young.

  Samuel Ullman

  Funny, Birthday, Cheer

  "Youth". Essay by Samuel Ullman, www.beliefnet.com. 1920.

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• To be able to share in another's joy, that is the secret of happiness.

  Georges Bernanos

  Happiness, Happy, Secret

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• We can be unhappy about many things, but jy can still be there... It is important to become aware that at every moment of our life we have an opportunity to choose joy... It is in the choice that our true freedom lies, and that freedom is, in the final analysis, the freedom to love.

  Henri Nouwen

  Uplifting, Lying, Opportunity

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• It is not selfish to be happy. It is your highest purpose. Your joy is the greatest contribution you can make to life on the planet. A heart at peace with its owner blesses everyone it touches.

  Alan Cohen

  Selfish, Heart, Purpose

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• If we believe that the sun and moon hang in the sky for our delight, there will be joy upon the hills and gladness in the fields.

  Helen Keller

  Believe, Moon, Sky

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• Giving. What flows away from you flows back magnified: Become a joyful giver.

  Mike Todd

  Giving, Flow, Away From You

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• Sorrows when shared are less burdensome, though joys divided are increased.

  Bill Vaughan

  Sorrow, Divided

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• Joy is the grace we say to God.

  Ray Bradbury

  Grace

  Ray Bradbury, Sam Weller (2012). “Listen to the Echoes: The Ray Bradbury Interviews”, p.130, Melville House

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• Hell is the opposite of joy. It is unfulfillment. It is knowing Who and What You Are, and failing to experience that. It is being less.

  Neale Donald Walsch

  Opposites, Knowing, Failing

  Neale Donald Walsch (2005). “The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue”, p.51, Penguin

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• Like the ocean that remains calm in its depths even when waves rage over its surface, and like the sun that continues shining on high even during storms, we can at each moment create value and develop our state of life, enjoying our existence to the fullest in times of both suffering and joy.

  Daisaku Ikeda

  Life, Ocean, Shining

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• Question your thoughts.
  Question your stories.
  Question your assumptions.
  Question your opinions.
  Question your conclusions.
  Question them all into utter emptiness, stillness and joy.
  The keys to freedom are in your hands.
  Use them.

  Adyashanti

  Freedom, Keys, Hands

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• Just as stars shine brightest in the darkest night, your joy blazes brilliantly through life's problems when you count them as joy.

  Elizabeth George

  Stars, Night, Shining

  Elizabeth George (2007). “Finding God's Path Through Your Trials: His Help for Every Difficulty You Face”, p.20, Harvest House Publishers

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• Sacrifice that causes pain is no sacrifice at all. True sacrifice is joy-giving and uplifting.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Uplifting, Pain, Sacrifice

  Mahatma Gandhi (1958). “Collected Works”

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• Moment after moment everything comes out of nothingness. This is the true joy of life.

  Shunryu Suzuki

  True Joy, Moments, Joy Of Life

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• Joy is as infectious as any disease. When you see a few people dancing, suddenly you feel your feet are ready. You may try to control them, because control has been taught to you, but your body wants to join the dance. Whenever you have an opportunity to laugh, join; whenever you have an opportunity to dance, join; whenever you have an opportunity to sing, sing - and one day you will find you have created your paradise.

  Rajneesh

  Opportunity, Feet, People

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