Quotes about Joy

God has called each one of us to embrace life, not merely to endure it.

Sabbath's golden rule: Cease from what is necessary. Embrace that which gives life.

So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil.

When I started to paint I felt transported into a kind of paradise... In everyday life I was usually bored and vexed... Starting to paint I felt gloriously free.

Friends make life a lot more fun.

The only thing that really teaches one what life's about the joy of understanding, the joy of coming in contact with what life really signifies - is suffering, affliction.

Gratitude has a big job to do in us and our hearts. It is one of the chief ways that God infuses joy and resilience into the daily struggle of life.

There is nothing as tragic as being alive and not enjoying life... Life should be celebrated!

The older I grow the more earnestly I feel that the few joys of childhood are the best that life has to give.

Suppose for example, that he lacks outward comforts, good cheer and feasting, a good conscience in a continual feast; so he can make up the lack of a feast by the peace that he has in his own conscience. If he lacks melody in the world, he has a bird within him that sings the most melodious songs in the world, and the most delightful. And then does he lack honor? He has his own conscience witnessing for him, that is as a thousand witnesses.

It is contrary to the worship that is in contentedness.

I know the journey seems so long You feel you're walking on your own But there has never been a step Where you've walked out all alone Troubled soul don't lose your heart Cause joy and peace he brings And the beauty that's in store Outweighs the hurt of life's sting