Quotes about Joy
It is only right and proper to be moved by the Bible, but present-day reality has so strong a hold over us that even when we try to imagine the past the minor events in our lives immediately wrench us out of our musings, and our own adventures throw us back irrevocably upon our personal feelings—joy, boredom, suffering, anger, or a smile.
- Vincent Van Gogh
Sorrow is better than joy - and even in mirth the heart is sad - and it is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasts, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Our nature is sorrowful but for those who have learnt and are learning to look at Jesus Christ, there is always reason to rejoice
- Vincent Van Gogh
You ever laughed so hard nobody in the world could hurt you for a minute, no matter what they tried to do to you?
- Virginia Euwer Wolff
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
- Charles Dickens
For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.
- Charles Dickens
Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.
- Peg Bracken
I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world.
- Norman Vincent Peale
To catch the real meaning of the Spirit of Christmas, we need only drop the last syllable, and it becomes the Spirit of Christ.
- Thomas Monson
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
- Norman Vincent Peale
Christmas: the Son of God expressing the love of God to save us from the wrath of God so we could enjoy the presence of God.
- John Piper
As we seek Christ, as we find Him, as we follow Him, we shall have the Christmas spirit, not for one fleeting day each year, but as a companion always.
- Thomas Monson
Happy Day After Christmas, Merry Rest of the Year, even when Christmas is over, The Light of the World is Still Here!
- Matthew West