Motivational Quotes

Joy

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

- Ruskin, John

Best Quotes about Joy

When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.

Stanislaw J. Lec

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

Joys divided are increased.

Holland, Josiah Gilbert

Joy is free, unrestrained passion

Stukane, Eileen

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

Sarnoff, David

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Cesare Pavese

Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside.

Colgrove, Dr. Melba

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

Reade, Charles

Enjoy what thou has inherited from thy sires if thou wouldn't really possess it. What we employ and use is never an oppressive burden; what the moment brings forth, that only can it profit by.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.

Caddy, Eileen

11.

He enjoys much who is thankful for little.

Secker, Thomas

12.

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

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It is essential to our well-being, and to our lives, that we play and enjoy life. Every single day do something that makes your heart sing.

Marcia, Wieder

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He who enjoys doing and enjoys what he has done is happy.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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The love for work needs to be re-enthroned in our lives. Every family should have a plan for work that touches the life of each family member so that this eternal principle will be ingrained in their lives.

Ballard, M. Russell

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

Rousseau, Jean Jacques

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

Rosten, Leo

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People are going to be most creative and productive when they're doing something they're really interested in. So having fun isn't an outrageous idea at all. It's a very sensible one.

Sculley, John

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I asked God for all things , that I might enjoy life. God gave life, that I might enjoy all things.

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The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it.

Michel de Montaigne

21.

'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

22.

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

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A good man doubles the length of his existence, to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past life is to live twice.

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Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

Harvey, Paul

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To love what you do and feel that it matters -- how could anything be more fun?

Graham, Katherine

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Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! [Philippians 4:4]

Bible

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The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.

Depew, Chauncey

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True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.

Humboldt, Karl Wilhelm Von

29.

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.

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There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone's life.

Sister Mary Rose McGeady

31.

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

Earnhardt, Dale

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People who enjoy what they are doing invariably do it well.

Gibbs, Joe

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

Ruskin, John

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One joy scatters a hundred grieves.

Proverb, Chinese

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

Waitley, Denis

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

Singer, Isaac Bashevis

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If you've enjoyed a little and endured a lot, you've really done pretty well.

38.

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

Bach, Richard

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As long as I can focus on enjoying what I'm doing, having fun, I know I'll play well.

Graf, Steffi

40.

The primary joy of life is acceptance, approval, the sense of appreciation and companionship of our human comrades. Many men do not understand that the need for fellowship is really as deep as the need for food, and so they go through life accepting many substitutes for genuine, warm, simple.

Liebman, Joshua Loth

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Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.

Sikorski, Gerry

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We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.

Nightingale, Earl

43.

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate -- that's my philosophy.

Wilder, Thornton

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Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Wagner, Richard

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If you don't like what you're doing, then don't do it.

Bradbury, Ray

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The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.