Joy Quotes and Sayings

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

I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.

Now and then it is good to pause in our pursuit of Joy and just be Joyful.

I am glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again.

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word : excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

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.

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

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

Happiness consists in activity. It is a running steam, not a stagnant pool.

Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

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

Goodness of heart is life to a man, joy is what gives him length of days.

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

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

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

The closer you come to your core, the greater is your joy.

They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy.

And these are joys, like beauty, but skin deep.

At Earth’s great market where Joy is trafficked in, Buy while thy purse yet swells with golden Youth.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift.

Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.