#joy

"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy."

"I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain. --Valentine, while in Italy (pg 267)"

"It’s true that laughter really is cheap medicine. It’s a prescription anyone can afford. And best of all, you can fill it right now."

"If we can just let go and trust that things will work out they way they're supposed to, without trying to control the outcome, then we can begin to enjoy the moment more fully. The joy of the freedom it brings becomes more pleasurable than the experience itself."

"when we are powerless to do a thing, it is a great joy that we can come and step inside the ability of Jesus"

"For those constantly full of joy, they sometimes feel a little guilty for always feeling so good. That guilt is compassion: it flies in with an attempt to share one's joy with others who do not have it."

"My soul doth magnify the Lord,And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour."

"Let love bloom like a flower with the fragrance of the garden of your heart filled with beauty, joy, and happiness."

"Entertainment is temporary happiness, but the real happiness is permanent entertainment."

"I’ll be your Dostoevsky, if you’ll be my Tolstoy. Our life together will be so full of despair that death will be like a gulag full of joy."

"To know intense joy without a strong bodily frame, one must have an enthusiastic soul."

"Shift your consciousness to a higher consciousness to see the beauty and joy all around you. Immerse yourself in beauty and will see everyone will be eager to join you."

"There is no one who is happier than the person who is able to control his or her life. Who does what he /she thinks its right. Who pleases himself before everyone. Who doesn't suffer from what people will say syndrome. When you have time . Find a way to please yourself. Then you will be happiest person alive."

"Without pain, how could we know joy?' This is an old argument in the field of thinking about suffering and its stupidity and lack of sophistication could be plumbed for centuries but suffice it to say that the existence of broccoli does not, in any way, affect the taste of chocolate."

"Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection."

"To make this world joyful, let your heart overflow with joy."

"Life is so precious! Live with love, joy, happiness, and abundance."

"I am thankful to all the souls, I meet in the journey of life."

"A flower blossoms for its own joy."

"Every rose is longing for joy and love; every rose know the language of the heart."