That preaching is sadly defective which dwells exclusively on the mercies of God and the joys of heaven, yet never sets forth the terrors of the Lord and the miseries of hell.

The writer’s joy is the thought that can become emotion, the emotion that can wholly become a thought

Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct. Kindness, gentleness, long suffering, forbearance, patience, sympathy, a willingness to enter into childish troubles, a readiness to take part in childish joys, – these are the cords by which a child may be led most easily, – these are the clues you must follow if you would find the way to his heart.

To multiply your joy, count your blessings.

A well-grounded assurance is always attended with three fair handmaids: love, humility and holy joy

You can’t let the uncertainty of tomorrow interfere with the joy of today.

Oh tarnish late on Wenlock Edge,
Gold that I never see;
Lie long, high snowdrifts in the hedge
That will not shower on me.

There is no joy so great as that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation

We look back, already, with astonishment, at the daring outrages committed by despotism, on the reason and rights of man; we look forward with joy, to the period, when it shall be despoiled of all its usurpations, and bound forever in the chains, with which it had loaded its miserable victims.

One of the joys of being at St. George is you were operating under the radar screen a lot of the time, and you could actually get on with things a lot more quickly and easily.

Of all the pursuits open to men, the search for wisdom is most perfect, more sublime, more profitable, and more full of joy

There can be no joy in living without joy in work

We promised to be kind to each other, to be patient, to forgive each other’s faults, to be steadfast and true, and to keep joy in our love.

He was mastered by the sheer surging of life, the tidal wave of being, the perfect joy of each separate muscle, joint, and sinew in that it was everything that was not death, that it was aglow and rampant, expressing itself in movement, flying exultantly under the stars.

I remember I’d be playing in the streets with friends, sometimes barefooted. I’d come home with sore feet, but wanting to do the same the day after. That passion made us keep playing. Playing in the dirt was our daily joy.

When we are expecting only suffering, the least joy surprises us: Suffering itself becomes the greatest of joys when we seek it as a precious treasure

The morrow of this day will be eternity; then Jesus will return you a hundred fold the lovely, rightful joys that you are sacrificing for him

For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever

In spite of this trial, which takes all enjoyment from me, I can never the less, cry out, ‘Lord, you fill me with joy in all that you do. For is there a joy greater than to suffer for love?

For me, prayer means launching out of the heart towards God; it means lifting up one’s eyes, quite simply, to heaven, a cry of grateful love, from the crest of joy or the trough of despair; it’s a vast, supernatural force which opens out my heart, and binds me close to Jesus

Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends

Prayer is an aspiration of the heart, it is a simple glance directed to heaven, it is a cry of gratitude and love in the midst of trail as well as joy; finally, it is something great, supernatural, which expands my soul and unites me to Jesus

For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy

Baseball is a journey of a thousand steps, each one as important as the last

The joy of baseball is in the camaraderie of teammates and the friendship of rivals

In baseball, the journey is just as important as the destination, if not more so

The joy of baseball is in the journey, not just the destination

Despite my solitary life, I have found infinite joy in books and writing, and am by far too much interested in the affairs of the world to quit the scene before Nature shall claim me.

To the scientist, there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly counteracts the depressing revelations of truth.

Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ

Even the darkest moments of the liturgy are filled with joy, and Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten fast, is a day of happiness, a Christian feast

The first lift shaft was built four years before the first lift. In 1852 Peter Cooper was constructing the Cooper Union building in New York with an elevator shaft, in the sure and certain knowledge that if he built it, the lift would come. That isn’t an act of impatience, it’s an act of faith, and it is, archetypally, the act of an American.

Do not look for rest in any pleasure, because you were not created for pleasure: you were created for joy. And if you do not know the difference between pleasure and joy you have not yet begun to live

It isn’t a sadness, but a joy, that we don’t do the same things for the length of our lives.

Her shoulders sagging, her back hunched, her eyelids tired, Rose-Anna sewed for the feast, not daring even to sing for fear of frightening off her joy.

Choosing love will bring you great joy and great happiness—that happiness is a choice you make.

Joy is a big stress buster too. Measure your success by how much fun you’re having.

When we do what brings us joy, the universe clears the path.

Choosing love will bring you great joy and great happiness – that happiness is a choice you make

Comparison is the thief of joy.

He wanted to possess not the body but the soul of that woman; and to possess her entire soul, with all her tenderness, all her joys, all her fears, all her anguish, all her dreams, in other words, the entire lief of her soul; and to be able to say: I am the life of her life.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The lack of power to take joy in outdoor nature is as real a misfortune as the lack of power to take joy in books

The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.

There is the joy of being healthy and fair, but there is overall the beauty, the immense joy of being useful.

I have a faithful joy and a joy that is lost. One is like a rose, the other, a thorn. The one that was stolen I have not lost.

The striking thing about the Precious Blood is the bond it establishes between love and suffering in our experience, a bond that has become so close that we have come to think of suffering accepted with joy as the most authentic sign of love with any depth at all.

Happiness does not come from consumption of things

Our notions about happiness entrap us. We forget that they are just ideas. Our idea of happiness can prevent us from actually being happy. We fail to see the opportunity for joy that is right in front of us when we are caught in a belief that happiness should take a particular form.

Many people think excitement is happiness…. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.

You must be completely awake in the present to enjoy the tea

Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.

Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!

Love animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not trouble their joy, don’t harrass them, don’t deprive them of their happiness, don’t work against God’s intent. Man, do not pride yourself on superiority to animals; they are without sin, and you, with your greatness, defile the earth by your appearance on it, and leave the traces of your foulness after you – alas, it is true of almost every one of us!

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.

Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys.

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.

Tis so much joy! ‘Tis so much joy! If I should fail, what poverty! And yet, as poor as I Have ventured all upon a throw; Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so This side the victory!

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.

Our growth in grace, our joy, our usefulness,–all depend upon our union with Christ. It is by communion with Him, daily, hourly,–by abiding in Him, –that we are to grow in grace.

God is the source of life and light and joy to the universe. Like rays of light from the sun, like the streams of living water bursting from a living spring, blessings flow out from Him to all His creatures. And wherever the life of God is in the hearts of men, it will flow out to others in love and blessing.

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

I feel that books, just like people, have a destiny. Some invite sorrow, others joy, some both.

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.

Joy runs deeper than despair.

Pray for the strength to walk the high road, which at times may be lonely but which will lead to peace and happiness and joy supernal.

To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.

In dire times you can lose joy, but you can’t lose hope. Hope is your guide.

There is joy in self-forgetfulness. So I try to make the light in others’ eyes my sun, the music in others’ ears my symphony, the smile on others’ lips my happiness.

There is no greater sorrow then to recall our times of joy in wretchedness.

No sadness is greater than in misery to rehearse memories of joy.

We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.

The greatest joy of a Christian is to give joy to Christ.

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.

Joy is a net of love in which you can catch souls.

Joy is prayer; joy is strength; joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

It is a disaster that wisdom forbids you to be satisfied with yourself and always sends you away dissatisfied and fearful, whereas stubbornness and foolhardiness fill their hosts with joy and assurance.

And next the darke night is the glad morrow, / And also joy is next the end of sorrow.

Thou shalt make castels thanne in Spayne And dreme of joye, all but in vayne.

The latter end of joy is woe.

In that Holy Place where you tell Him everything and he understands; there are angels who stand in wait to hear his every command. How may they serve you and increase your joy?

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

I can’t wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbours back into neighbourhoods, and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody is creating new jobs.

Joy is the goal of existence, and joy is not to be stumbled upon, but to be achieved, and the act of treason is to let its vision drown in the swamp of the moment’s torture.

Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.

I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.

I try to enjoy what I do, and every moment of the life that I have is a blessing. What else can you do but to be happy and try to bring that joy to the other people around – especially in the tournaments. Everybody has bad days. I’m not always funny or laughing

Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness that fills the heart with joy.

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

We jumped for joy. After the awful events of yesterday, finally something good happens and brings us hope! Hope for an end to the war, hope for peace

Joy is not in things, it is in us.

First and foremost comes my family and my life with Brad. We have so much joy in raising our children and teaching them about the world that nothing really compares to that.

When your happiness is someone else’s happiness, that is love.

The main thing for me right now is just to live my life with my family and friends. They treat me like Leo, not ‘Leonardo, Master Thespian’. That’s all I need to keep my sanity.

Reason’s whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, lie in three words: health, peace, and competence

I only get one life, and I will not let Fibromyalgia take the joy from living it.

I’m just starting to scratch the surface of what really makes me happy and it’s taken me a while to admit that acting like a little child and being a jerk and a punk is fun.

From gods come joys; from them, too, all things earthly have their being

For me, wildflowers are joy-giving. They have enriched my life and fed my soul and given beautiful memories to sustain me. Beyond their aesthetic value, there are other valid reasons for their increased use. As we experience problems with lowering water tables and increasing maintenance costs, incorporating nature’s bounty into our landscapes may provide a viable alternative in suitable areas to our concept of manicured clipped grass.

I think a girl always needs a cardigan, and I tend to go for the sparkles. I have a minimum of 50 embellished cardigans. I’m not a believer in less is more; I’m sort of a believer in more is necessary.

Joy is not made to be a crumb. (Don’t Hesitate)

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.

Terrible is the situation of those who cannot perceive spiritual growth in themselves. They can see only physical life, which will disappear in time. When you understand your spiritual being and live with it, then instead of despairing you understand the joy that can never be destroyed, which always grows.

A truly wise man is always joyful.

Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.

Lots of other drivers like cycling, but I’m not so keen. I have some really cool bikes, but I’m just not in love with it like Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso.

This is much more than I dreamed about as a boy. I want to thank football in general for what it has given me.

The best way to know life is to love many things.

Happiness, not in another place, but this place…not for another hour, but this hour.

Do anything, but let it produce joy.

We were together. I forget the rest.

The Greek word for return is nostos. Algos means suffering. So nostalgia is the suffering caused by an unappeased yearning to return.

Thanks for the Bday wishes from my fans and supporters.. In return I’m dropping 2 songs 2 videos tonight.

The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are without any choice in the matter, and that this humiliation is seen by everyone.

The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.

It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.

Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever.

I have never been interested in personal gain or profit. This business and this studio have been my entire life.