(1428 quotes found)
“Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t'were his own.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself”
Mahatma Gandhi
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.”
Richard Bach
“LIFE is a mosaic of pleasure and pain - grief is an interval between two moments of joy. Peace is the interlude between two wars. You have no rose without a thorn; the diligent picker will avoid the pricks and gather the flower. There is no bee without the sting; cleverness consists in gathering the honey nevertheless.”
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.”
Karl Barth
“Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any realized joy could be.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again”
Mark Twain
“If the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart.Then in living - I have made my mark.”
Thomas L. Odem Jr
“A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy”
Chinese Proverbs
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”
Rabindranath Tagore
