Oh, if only I could hurt with such misery once again, to feel the powers of love here inside my heart, the joys of heaven and the pains of hell!

Relationships are a development and a dance between our inner male and female sides. A one-sided development of the male side leads to ego, struggle, destructivity and a separation from life. A one-sided development of...

The fascination of what’s difficultHas dried the sap out of my veins, and rentSpontaneous joy and natural contentOut of my heart.

Finding your purpose is a lifelong adventure. Enjoy the journey.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.

alone, condemned, deserted, as those who are about to die are alone, there was a luxury in it, an isolation full of sublimity; a freedom which the attached can never know

If [you] are [a Christian] … you should feel secure and honored that God loves you so much! That knowledge is a joy and a privilege. No one can ever take that from you because...

I think people need to know that there’s great peace and joy in knowing the Lord – the Lord Jesus Christ – as your savior.

Your dream is to feel good; God’s dream is for you to do good.

Gene [Siskel] often mentioned something François Truffaut once told him: the most beautiful sight in a movie theater is to walk down to the front, turn around, and look at the light from the screen...

Quassù, la sensazione che la natura ha una sua presenza psichica è fortissima. A volte, quando tutto imbacuccato contro il freddo mi fermo ad osservare, seduto su un grotto, il primo raggio di sole che...

I could see it on the faces of people as they passed. I would smile to share my joy, but it was AS IF I upset them with my happiness. In Confusion they would reply...

I believe it all. If I seem not to, it is only that my joy is too great to let my belief settle itself.

The greatest joys in life are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in our quiet hopes and labors for others.

…she felt as if her entire body were glowing with the taste of sunlight, of wind blowing in wide spaces and trees reaching their burdened arms to boundless skies.

My baby is the joy in my life.

Success is the relentless pursuit of joy.

You are made precious and pure that every single part of you is the treasure that a man would be grateful for. Above all, you are made by the love of God that a man...

If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day. Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of...

Do not allow another person to set you back. Continue moving forward not backwards. When someone pulls you back, be like the arrow to a bow and spring forth greater than ever. And, what they...

Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.

There is more reason to say grace before beginning a book than there is to say it before beginning to dine.

There seems to be something in our human nature that draws us away from a life-giving relationship with Jesus because it feels more comfortable to focus on what to do and not do. That tendency...

Nothing that happens to you was meant to be. The only thing about you that was meant to be is you. Blaze your own trail.

Nothing will ever equal that moment of joyous excitement which filled my whole being when I felt myself flying away from the earth. It was not mere pleasure; it was perfect bliss. Escaped from the...

The most beautiful moments in life are moments when you are expressing your joy, not when you are seeking it.

The more words I have, the more distinct, precise my perceptions become–and such lucidity is a form of joy.

Traditionally, there have been two major strains of motivation (or perceived motivations) in anarchist politics: Duty and Joy. Like any duality, it is easy to fall into the trap of simplistic black and white labels,...

Feelings are involuntary reactions, so God does not say, “Feel joy.” He says, “Rejoice!” It’s a choice.

People are prettiest when they smile with joy.

God is not ignoring your prayers, He is working behind the scene perfecting all that concerns you, praise Him.

Write and create a blue sky Forever with joy where I can fly.

It’s only when you learn, live and give sincere service that you can experience life’s deepest fulfillment and true joy

For the normal man, life is an undisputed reality; only the sick man is delighted by life and praises it so that he won’t collapse.

It is your sole responsibility to protect your peace of mind at all times. Don’t allow miserable people to steal your joy. Many of them hate to see others happy and doing well. A lot...

You know,” Marion said, “I met a woman once when I was a teenager. I knew she had gone through a lot but she was so strong, so compassionate. I asked her how she could...

In anything there has to be dark and light. There’s a lot of joy in my paintings and a lot of darkness.

It’s been a joy to be a part of other people’s journey, to be able to inspire and be a part of new singers coming up in this business.

People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.

But to enjoy him we must know him. Seeing is savoring. If he remains a blurry, vague fog, we may be intrigued for a season. But we will not be stunned with joy, as when...

No one should ever be punished for feeling love.

There is only one thing children find harder to hold back than tears, and that is joy.

They have a joy for life in Brazil unlike any country I’ve ever seen.

Most of us don’t fear that we are not enough; what most of us really fear is our own greatness. Most of us have a fear of success. Why? Because we don’t think that we...

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

God does not bless religious efforts—He blesses heart-felt obedience.

I love the quietude of misty dawn before the sober sun is up… The morning songs of birds awakening in blooming garden sets my soul gently… Aroma flowers with glistering of the dew… Deep full...

inside the soul everyone possesses the same urge for complete silence of joy

Towards the end of the season it is not bad to have the body. To have experienced joy as the mere lifting of hunger is not to have known it less.