Quotes about Joy
We must exercise ourselves in thte things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.
— Epicurus
God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.
— Eric Liddell
Glory, glory, said the Bee, Hallelujah, said the Flea. Praise the Lord, remarked the Wren. At springtime all is born-again.
— Eric Metaxas
To renounce a full life and its real joys in order to avoid pain is neither Christian nor human.
— Eric Metaxas
She even raised young geese in her large country kitchen and had three guest rooms, named Hope, Contentment, and Joy.
— Eric Metaxas
However thankful we may be for all our personal pleasures, we mustn't for a moment lose sight of the great things that we're living for, and they must shed light rather than gloom on your joy.
— Eric Metaxas
Describing Bonhoeffer's demeanor on returning to danger in Germany rather than safety in America, with "with a strong and joyful firmness such as only arises out of realized freedom.
— Eric Metaxas
My grandchildren are fabulous and funny.
— Erica Jong
The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.
— Ben Stein
Happiness is being grateful for what you have and having an attitude of gratitude instead of an attitude of envy.
— Ben Stein
Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.
— Winston Churchill
The holidays are only holy if we make them so.
— Marianne Williamson