#joy

True humility means giving joy to others. ↗

— Sri Chinmoy

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To know intense joy without a strong bodily frame, one must have an enthusiastic soul. ↗

— George Eliot

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You never know the hurt others endure in this world behind the closed windows of their life, or the joy a simple act of kindness can bring. ↗

— Jennifer Skiff

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If we think we will have joy only by praying and singing psalms, we will be disillusioned. But if we fill our lives with simple good things and constantly thank God for them, we will be joyful, that is, full of joy. And what about our problems? When we determine to dwell on the good and excellent things in life, we will be so full of those things that they will tend to swallow our problems. ↗

— Richard J. Foster

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What wondrous life in this I lead Ripe apples drop about my head ↗

— Andrew Marvell

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If you are joyful, do not worry about lukewarmness. Joy will shine in your eyes and in your look, in your conversation and in your countenance. You will not be able to hide it because joy overflows. ↗

— Mother Teresa

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The Catholic wisdom of the people... provides reasons for joy and humor even in the midst of a very hard life. ↗

— The Catholic Church

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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to slide across the finish line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, and shouting GERONIMO!!! ↗

— Bill McKenna

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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 accende le vette dei ghiacciai e lentamente solleva il velo di oscurità, facendo emergere catene e catene di altre montagne dal fondo lattiginoso delle valli, un’aria di immensa gioia pervade il mondo ed io stesso mi ci sento avvolto, assieme agli alberi, gli uccelli, le formiche: sempre la stessa vita in tante diverse, magnifiche forme. ↗

— Tiziano Terzani

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Though it may feel otherwise, enjoying life is no more dangerous than apprehending it with continuous anxiety and gloom. ↗

— Alain de Botton

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