Quotes about Joy

The people must have amusement as well as religion...every pure enjoyment is from heaven.

Once us feel loved by God, us do the best us can to please him with what us like.

What a fool I would have been to let self-respect interfere with my happiness!

Happiness is not pleasure, it's victory.

Our favorite attitude should be gratitude.

Happiness is not pleasure - it is victory.

IT'S A DELIGHT to be around thankful people. They fill up a room with their optimism, thoughtfulness, and peace. In his letter to the believers in Corinth, Paul said that such people act as a fragrant perfume that brings pleasure to every corner of a room.

How happy a person is depends upon the depth of his gratitude. You will notice at once that the unhappy person has little gratitude toward life, other people and God.

God made the ability to feel pain. He didn't have to, you know. He made the ability to feel pain and He also made it possible to feel joy. Should I hate Him for allowing one and praise Him for allowing the other? God knew what He was doing. I may not always agree, but that is part of what respecting His authority means."

Focus on the quality of life. Add life to your years and then years will be added to your life.

Not every sky will be blue and not every day is springtime. So on the spiritual path a person learns to find this kind of happiness without needing nice things to happen on the outside. Rather, you find happiness by being who you really are. This isn't mystical. Young children are happy being who they are. The trick is to regain such a state when you are grown and have seen the light and dark sides of life.

Nothing is more important than reconnecting with your bliss. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real.