"Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves."

Barrie, Sir James M. on Joy
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"In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast."

Beecher, Henry Ward on Joy
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"I have no greater joy then to hear that my children walk in truth. [John 4]"

Bible on Joy
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"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! [Philippians 4:4]"

Bible on Joy
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"He who binds to himself a joy doth the winged life destroy. But he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in Eternity's sunrise."

Blake, William on Joy
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"Joy runs deeper than despair"

Boom, Corrie Ten on Joy
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"Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys."

Bovee, Christian Nevell on Joy
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"Oh the wild joys of living! The leaping from rock to rock ... the cool silver shock of the plunge in a pool's living waters."

Browning, Robert on Joy
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"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?"

Campolo, Tony on Joy
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"I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river."

Chuang Tzu on Joy
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"Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside."

Colgrove, Dr. Melba on Joy
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"Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile."

Coneille, Pierre on Joy
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"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 on Joy
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"Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life."

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"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."

Dale, R. W. on Joy
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"'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!"

Dickinson, Emily on Joy
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"For present joys are more to flesh and blood than a dull prospect of a distant good."

Dryden, John on Joy
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"All human joys are swift of wing, For heaven doth so allot it; That when you get an easy thing, You find you haven't got it."

Field, Eugene on Joy
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"Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue."

Fielding, Henry on Joy
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"Unexplained joy is always so keen that... it seems to hold enough to reconcile one to the inevitable."

Fremont, Jessie B. on Joy
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"Joys divided are increased."

Holland, Josiah Gilbert on Joy
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"One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad."

Hubbard, Elbert on Joy
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"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."

King Jr. Martin Luther on Joy
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"I sometimes wander whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy."

Lewis, C. S. on Joy
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"The primary joy of life is acceptance, approval, the sense of appreciation and companionship of our human comrades. Many men do not understand that the need for fellowship is really as deep as the need for food, and so they go through life accepting many substitutes for genuine, warm, simple."

Liebman, Joshua Loth on Joy
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"Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity."

May, Rollo on Joy
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"The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it."

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"Happy is the person who not only sings, but feels God's eye is on the sparrow, and knows He watches over me. To be simply ensconced in God is true joy."

Montapert, Alfred A. on Joy
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"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"

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"A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked"

Nin, Anais on Joy
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"Joys are our wings, sorrows our spurs."

Paul, Jean on Joy
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"Joy has this in common with pain, that it robs people of reason."

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"One joy scatters a hundred grieves."

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"The joys we expect are not so bright, nor the troubles so dark as we fancy they will be."

Reade, Charles on Joy
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"We French found it and called it joie de vivre -- the joy of living."

Repound, Renee on Joy
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"The joy is that we can take back our bodies, reclaim our health, and restore ourselves to balance. We can take power over what and how we eat. We can rejuvenate and recharge ourselves, bringing healing to the wounds we carry inside us, and bringing to fuller life the wonderful person that each of us can be."

Robbins, John on Joy
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"The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy."

Rohn, Jim on Joy
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"The joy in life is to be used for a purpose. I want to be used up when I die."

Shaw, George Bernard on Joy
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"The surest mark of a Christian is not faith, or even love, but joy."

Shoemaker, Samuel M. on Joy
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"What joy can the years bring half so sweet as the unhappiness they've taken away?"

Smith, Logan Pearsall on Joy
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