4,580 Quotes About Joy

Suffering has its place in the scheme of things. It serves a purpose even though the sufferer may be entirely free from the taint of sin... Among the gentlest and sweetest souls are sometimes found those who suffer much. A person that accepts his lot, does his best, loving both God and man, is a success and will experience a joy in living.

Should I tell her of the moments of joy, the intense pleasure of holding the hand of the one you love and wishing that time would stand still?

I'm telling you. I know all about darkness. That's why I am so hell-bent, every damn day, on looking for the light.

I embraced joy as my birthright. Radical black joy is inherent as a human need and not some special trinket you get after you rise high enough on the social-economic ladder or unlock some special level of desirability or accomplishment. –Tanya Denise Fields, “You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience and the Black Experience” (edited by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown)

Laughter Is Created As An Expression Of Happiness And Joy Which Results In Health

While writing is like a joyful release, editing is a prison where the bars are my former intentions and the abusive warden my own neuroticism.

La joie réside au plus intime de l'âme; on peut aussi bien la posséder dans une obscure prison que dans un palais.

But that's just it; I can either focus on what I have lost, or what I have gained, and I choose the latter.

Of all the variables in your life, your relationships may hold the greatest power to make you happy or miserable