True Joy Quotes

This is the true joy in life: Being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

True joy of nature is when every drop of water shines like a pearl.

In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way. Of course, it's no accident that things are more likely to go your way when you stop worrying about whether you're going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what's happening right this moment.

The harder I work the more I live.

There is no true joy and compassion except through the difficult emotions - all we get without the experience of fear, anger, and sadness are cheap imitations of joy and compassion - pleasantness and sentimentality.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.

Moment after moment everything comes out of nothingness. This is the true joy of life.

There is a purpose in life--to raise men nearer to the likeness of God. Whoever seeks that ideal, daily, finds joy; and in no other way can true joy be found.

To attain eternal happiness one must suffer. He who has reached the state of self-sacrifice has true joy. Temporal joy will vanish.

True joy comes when you inspire, encourage, and guide someone else on a path that benefits him or her.

In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way.

You must...know that you are great. Never forget that. It is where true joy lies.

True joy is the earnest which we have of heaven, it is the treasure of the soul, and therefore should be laid in a safe place, and nothing in this world is safe to place it in.

As runners, we all go through many transitions-- transitions that closely mimic the larger changes we experience in a lifetime. First, we try to run faster. Then we try to run harder. Then we learn to accept ourselves and our limitations, and at last, we can appreciate the true joy and meaning of running.

True joy is independence of circumstances - Choose to rejoice!

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one.

Joy is what we all seek. It is an energy more powerful than food. But without love we can not feel true joy.

True joy, as it turns out, comes only to those who have devoted their lives to something greater than personal happiness. This is most visible in extraordinary lives, in saints and martyrs. But it is no less true for ordinary people like us.

Without kindness there can be no true joy.

True joy results when we become aware of our connectedness to everything.

Truly embracing the fragility and tensions of life...brings with it the possibility of true joy.

The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off.

True happiness is to rejoice in the truth, for to rejoice in the truth is to rejoice in You, O God, who are the truth... Those who think that there is another kind of happiness look for joy elsewhere, but theirs is not true joy.

As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.