Quotes about Joy

The supreme happiness of life consists in the conviction that one is loved; loved for one's own sake—let us say rather, loved in spite of one's self;

The poor man shuddered inside, flooded with an angelic bliss; he told himself in a burst of joy that this would last all his life; he

It was like a hand which had opened and thrown suddenly upon her a handful of sunbeams.

The goodness of the mother is written on the gaiety of the child.

The circumstances of happiness are not enough, there must also be peace of mind

Jean Valjean felt his heart melt within him with delight, at all these sparks of a tenderness so exclusive, so wholly satisfied with himself alone. The poor man trembled, inundated with angelic joy; he declared to himself ecstatically that this would last all their lives; he told himself that he really had not suffered sufficiently to merit so radiant a bliss, and he thanked God, in the depths of his soul, for having permitted him to be loved thus, he, a wretch, by that innocent being.

When Cosette went out with him, she leaned on his arm, proud, happy, her heart full to overflowing. Jean

but the cat rejoices even over a lean mouse.

The supreme happiness of life consists in the conviction that one is loved; loved for one's own sake—let us say rather, loved in spite of one's self; t

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

Dear old world', she murmured, 'you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.