One joy scatters a hundred grieves. – Chinese Proverb
I have no greater joy then to hear that my children walk in truth. John 4 – Bible
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Philippians 4:4 – Bible
He who binds to himself a joy doth the winged life destroy. But he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in Eternitys sunrise. – William Blake
When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that matters is this: When you die, will YOU be happy when everybody else is crying? – Tony Campolo
Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside. – Dr. Melba Colgrove
With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow — I have still joy in the midst of all these things. – Confucius
Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. – William Congreve
We ask God to forgive us for our evil thoughts and evil temper, but rarely, if ever ask Him to forgive us for our sadness. – R. W. Dale
Tis so much joy! Tis so much joy! If I should fail, what poverty! And yet, as poor as I Have ventured all upon a throw; Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so this side the victory! – Emily Dickinson
For present joys are more to flesh and blood than a dull prospect of a distant good. – John Dryden
All human joys are swift of wing, For heaven doth so allot it; That when you get an easy thing, You find you havent got it. – Eugene Field
Unexplained joy is always so keen that… it seems to hold enough to reconcile one to the inevitable. – Jessie B. Fremont
Joys divided are increased. – Josiah Gilbert Holland
One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad. – Elbert Hubbard
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
I sometimes wander whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy. – C.S. Lewis
The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it. – Michel de Montaigne
Happy is the person who not only sings, but feels Gods eye is on the sparrow, and knows He watches over me. To be simply ensconced in God is true joy. – Alfred A. Montapert
Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love – Mother Theresa
