Quotes about Joy
My days have been so wondrous free,The little birds that flyWith careless ease from tree to tree,Were but as bless'd as I.
- Thomas Parnell
To have a thankful heart for deliverance is a greater blessing than the deliverance itself.
- Thomas Watson
you speak of true honor, it is to be born of God; if of true valor, it is to fight the good fight of faith; if of true delight, it is to have joy in the Holy Spirit. Oh, then, espouse godliness! Here reality is to be had. Of other things we may say, "They comfort in vain!" (Zech. 10:2)
- Thomas Watson
If you speak of true honor, it is to be born of God; if of true valor, it is to fight the good fight of faith; if of true delight, it is to have joy in the Holy Spirit. Oh, then, espouse godliness! Here reality is to be had. Of other things we may say, "They comfort in vain!" (Zech. 10:2)
- Thomas Watson
Some of the happiest people I know have none of the things the world insists are necessary for satisfaction and joy.
- Joseph Wirthlin
My main job is to live with deep contentment, joy, and confidence in my everyday experience of life with God. Everything else is job number two.
- John Ortberg
A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness that fills the heart with joy.
- Norman Vincent Peale
To become a happy person have a clean soul, eyes that see romance in the commonplace, a child's heart, and spiritual simplicity.
- Norman Vincent Peale
A book is a present that you can open again and again
- Norman Vincent Peale
Think excitement, talk excitement, act out excitement, and you are bound to become an excited person. Life will take on a new zest, with deeper interests and greater meaning. You can think, talk and act yourself into dullness or into monotony or into unhappiness. By the same process you can build up inspiration, excitement and surging depth of joy.
- Norman Vincent Peale
A basic law: The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.
- Norman Vincent Peale
Start looking for joy and you'll find it.
- Norman Vincent Peale