Quotes about joy
joy cages looks
That parrot's non-co-operation with the cage, with its master, will live for ever because it looks upon renunciation, non-co-operation, as a joy. Mahatma Gandhi
joy sunrise
A thing of beauty is a joy till sunrise. Harvey Fierstein
joy band records
Starting in the mid-'80s, I played in a band called Meat Joy, and we made our own record, toured. John Hawkes
joy random-events favors
If you so choose, each day can be filled with even more joy than the one before. If you so choose, even the most seemingly random events can work in your favor.
joy way uphill-climbs
What a joy it is that the road ahead is an uphill climb. For where it leads is all the way to the top.
joy visible transformed
The most visible joy can only reveal itself to us when we've transformed it, within. Rainer Maria Rilke
joy dumb add
To all that is used-up, and to all the muffled and dumb creatures in the world's full reserve, the unsayable sums, joyfully add yourself, and cancel the count. Rainer Maria Rilke
joy pure marvelous
Joy is a marvelous increasing of what exists, a pure addition out of nothingness. Rainer Maria Rilke
joy sometimes great-joy
Sometimes small things lead to great joys. Shmuel Yosef Agnon
joy sorrow together
Joy and sorrow are like milk and cookies. That's how well they go together. Neil Gaiman
joy risk wasted-life
If you live gladly to make others glad in God, your life will be hard, your risks will be high, and your joy will be full. John Piper
joy world problem
Let's say I hope that I appeal to the more carefree times in a person's life rather than to his reasoning adulthood. I'd just like to be an image that reminds someone of joy rather than of the problems of the world. John Wayne
joy singing desire
Singing is as much the language of holy joy as praying is of holy desire. John Wesley
joy poetry magic
Poetry is in itself strength and joy, whether it be crowned by all mankind, or left alone in its own magic hermitage. John Sterling
joy riches spirit
Riches seem to come to the poor in spirit, the poor in interest and joy. To put it straight - the very rich are a poor bunch of bastards John Steinbeck
joy sorrow
And her joy was nearly like sorrow. John Steinbeck
joy listening compare
When you compare music, you lose the joy of listening to it. John Scofield
joy soul delight
To see Him and know Him and be in His presence is the soul’s final feast. Beyond this there is no quest. Words fail. We call it pleasure, joy, delight. But these are weak pointers to the unspeakable experience. John Piper
joy done idolatry
We make a god out of whatever we find most joy in. So find your joy in God and be done with all idolatry. John Piper
joy killjoy
God is not a killjoy; he just opposes what kills joy. John Piper
joy suffering path
We do not choose suffering simply because we are told to, but because the one who tells us to describes it as the path to everlasting joy. John Piper
joy soul purpose
The purpose of the Lord's Supper is to receive from Christ the nourishment and strength and hope and joy that come from feasting our souls on all that He purchased for us on the cross, especially His own fellowship. John Piper
joy missions chiefs
The chief end of missions is the supremacy of God in the joy of all peoples. John Piper
joy believer setback
In all the setbacks of your life as a believer, God is plotting for your joy. John Piper
joy great-day able
To be able to get up and be in my studio and work all day is a great joy. Martin Mull
joy forfeit justification
The article of justification is fragile. Not in itself, of course, but in us. I know how quickly a person can forfeit the joy of the Gospel. Martin Luther
joy trampolines
Joy acts like a trampoline, everything that touches it bouncing right back off it. Mariella Frostrup
joy consistency humanity
Traditional corporations, particularly large-scale service and manufacturing businesses are organized for efficiency. Or consistency. But not joy. Joy comes from surprise and connection and humanity and transparency and new...If you fear special requests, if you staff with cogs, if you have to put it all in a manual, then the chances of amazing someone are really quite low. Seth Godin
joy messages and-love
What is the message of Christmas? It is the birth of the One who promised peace, joy and love. Ravi Zacharias
joy ifs
But life's joys are only joys if they can be shared. Ravi Zacharias
joy doing-me
I make a living doing what I love doing, and it's what brings me joy. Tom Cochrane
joy deep-life silence
As your silence grows; your friendliness, your love grows; your life becomes a moment-to-moment dance, a joy, a celebration. Rajneesh
joy kitsch shameless
In the end indignation over kitsch is anger at tis shameless revelling in the joy of imitation. Theodor Adorno