Joy Quotes
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In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor.
William Ames
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At the time of Indian independence, I was a student in London and we the students, Indian students, celebrated the moment with great joy. I was exhilarated, no doubt, but the shadow of two events fell upon the jollifications. First, a sense of disappointment that the imperialist objective of dividing India has been achieved. And second, the communal carnage which took place in India cast another shadow on it.
K. R. Narayanan
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When a friend, then, indulges in the joy unburdening a secret on to another friend's bosom, he makes the latter, in his turn, feel the urge to taste the same joy himself.
Alessandro Manzoni
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I will fight for you, yes, and you will fight for me. And if you have sacrificed joy and courage and beauty and wisdom for my sake, I will give them all to you again; and yet you must also give them to me, for they are things in which without you I am wanting. But together we can make them.
Eleanor Farjeon
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Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.
Euripides
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We all know grandparents whose values transcend passing fads and pressures, and who possess the wisdom of distilled pain and joy.
Jimmy Carter
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Joy is connection... The more areas in your life you can make connection, the better.
George Vaillant
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God’s joy is to forgive. God’s being is mercy. Therefore, over the course of this year we need to open our hearts, so that this love, this joy of God might fill us all with this mercy.
Pope Francis
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The marathon never ceases to be a race of joy, a race of wonder.
Hal Higdon
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I found more joy in sorrow than you could find in joy.
Sara Teasdale
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We know that service is indispensable for bringing us close to the Savior and letting us feel his Spirit. In nothing do we resemble the Savior more than in serving others. So in nothing should we feel greater love and joy than in service.
Chieko N. Okazaki
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The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.
Francis Chan
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For pure joy, I look at a small painting by Arbit Blatas. An ocean liner is at the center of the composition, perhaps ready to depart. It holds the promise of discovery.
Antonio Damasio
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Communion with Christ gives us our strength, our joy, and our love.
Mother Teresa
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Gude nicht, and joy be wi' you a'.
Carolina Nairne
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I do not teach children, I give them joy.
Isadora Duncan
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Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return.
John Wooden
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When I was born I brought no joy, my father said he wanted a boy!
Jack Roy
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Like an army defeated The snow hath retreated, And now doth fare ill On the top of the bare hill; The Ploughboy is whooping — anon — anon! There's joy in the mountains: There's life in the fountains; Small clouds are sailing, Blue sky prevailing; The rain is over and gone.
William Wordsworth
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We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act.
Gautama Buddha
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When you have His joy in your heart, it doesn't necessarily mean your pain or hurt will be taken away. It means you'll be able to bear it.
Adrian Rogers
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The joy of acting for me is to be able to experience emotions in a safe environment. You can't scream and cry in the street because everybody will look. If you do it on a movie set, you get applauded.
Jesse Eisenberg
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Oh, God, to know you is life. To serve You is freedom. To praise you is the soul's joy and delight. Guard me with the power of Your grace here and in all places. Now and at all times, forever. Amen.
Saint Augustine
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The progress of our soul is like a perfect poem. It has an infinite idea which, once realised, makes all movements full of meaning and joy.
Rabindranath Tagore