Motivational Quotes

Joy

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

- George Bernard Shaw

Best Quotes about Joy

Enjoy yourself -- it's later than you think.

Socrates

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. [Ecclesiastes 2:24]

Bible

Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.

Waitley, Denis

The ultimate goal of a more effective and efficient life is to provide you with enough time to enjoy some of it.

Leboeuf, Michael

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Jordan, Michael

Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it.

Ruskin, John

I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.

Rousseau, Jean Jacques

I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy.

Nicklaus, Jack

If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it.

Rosten, Leo

10.

I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile.

Chrysler, Walter

11.

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.

Barrie, Sir James M.

12.

Nothing is interesting if you are not interested.

Macinness, Helen

13.

Joy runs deeper than despair

Boom, Corrie Ten

14.

Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.

Sikorski, Gerry

15.

Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.

Sir Wilfred Grenfell

16.

I feel like a tiny bird with a big song!

Jerry Van Amerongen

17.

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

Sarah Ban Breathnach

18.

I have no greater joy then to hear that my children walk in truth. [John 4]

Bible

19.

To really enjoy the better things in life, one must first have experienced the things they are better than.

Homoka, Oscar

20.

The joy in life is to be used for a purpose. I want to be used up when I die.

Shaw, George Bernard

21.

The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't -- it just keeps you from enjoying it.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis

22.

The joys we expect are not so bright, nor the troubles so dark as we fancy they will be.

Reade, Charles

23.

Joy is not in things; it is in us.

Richard Wagner

24.

No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.

Hill, Napoleon

25.

The first essential in a boy's career is to find out what he's fitted for, what he's most capable of doing and doing with a relish.

Schwab, Charles M.

26.

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

Pearl Buck

27.

Where a man can live, he can also live well.

Aurelius, Marcus

28.

Joy is free, unrestrained passion

Stukane, Eileen

29.

You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing.

Carnegie, Dale

30.

You have not found your place until all your faculties are roused, and your whole nature consents and approves of the work you are doing.

Marden, Orison Swett

31.

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

Nightingale, Earl

32.

You will never succeed while smarting under the drudgery of your occupation, if you are constantly haunted with the idea that you could succeed better in something else.

Marden, Orison Swett

33.

He who binds to himself a joy doth the winged life destroy. But he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in Eternity's sunrise.

Blake, William

34.

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word satiety.

Quarles, Francis

35.

The man who has no money is poor, but one who has nothing but money is poorer. He only is rich who can enjoy without owning; he is poor who though he has millions is covetous.

Marden, Orison Swett

36.

I always loved running -- it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.

Owens, Jesse

37.

Do not judge men by mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy.

Edward Chapin

38.

Cease, every joy, to glimmer on my mind, But leave---oh! leave the light of Hope behind.

Thomas Campbell

39.

Nobody can be successful if he doesn't love his work, love his job.

Sarnoff, David

40.

My mind to me a kingdom is, Such present joys therein I find, That it excels all other bliss.

Sir Edward Dyer

41.

'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!

Dickinson, Emily

42.

You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.

Earnhardt, Dale

43.

For one mother, joy is the quiet pleasure found in gently rubbing shampoo into her young child's hair. For another woman it's taking a long walk alone, while for yet another it's reviling in a much -- anticipated vacation.

Stukane, Eileen

44.

Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.

May, Rollo

45.

Joy, has no cost.

Williamson, Marianne

46.

The fact remains that the overwhelming majority of people who have become wealthy have become so thanks to work they found profoundly absorbing. The long term study of people who eventually become wealthy clearly reveals that their Luck arouse from the accidental dedication they had to an area they enjoyed.

Blotnick, Srully

47.

Joy has this in common with pain, that it robs people of reason.

Platen

48.

Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.

Euripides

49.

Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.

Bovee, Christian Nevell

50.

No man is a success in business unless he loves his work.