Showing posts with label Bible verses on joy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bible verses on joy. Show all posts

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Joy, joy, joy!...

Verses and Quotes on Joy

"You make known to me the path of life;
in Your presence there is fullness of joy;
at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore."
- Psalm 16:11

"Though you have not seen Him, you love Him.
Though you do not now see Him, you believe
in Him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible
and filled with glory"
- 1 Peter 1:8

"Joy is the most infallible sign
of the presence of God."
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

"Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands
and take it when it runs by."

- Carl Sandburg

"Joy is but the sign that creative
emotion is fulfilling its purpose."
- Charles Du Bos

"Joy is very infectious; therefore,
be always full of joy."
- Mother Teresa

"Joy is a net of love by which you can
catch souls. A joyful heart is the inevitable
result of a heart burning with love."
- Mother Teresa

"Joy comes from using your potential."
- Will Schultz

"It is in the compelling zest of high
adventure and of victory, and in creative
action, that man finds his supreme joys."
- Antoine De Saint-Exupery

"Joy is not in things, it is in us."
- Benjamin Franklin

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Quotes on Happiness...

Quotes on Happiness

"At first, I only laughed at myself.
Then I noticed that life itself is amusing.
I've been in a generally good mood ever since."

- Marilyn vos Savant


"The person who knows how to laugh at himself
will never cease to be amused."

-
Shirley Maclaine

"The best revenge is happiness."

- Susan Lindt


"I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse.
I suspect people of plotting to make me happy."

- J.D. Salinger


"The thing with pretending you're in a
good mood is that sometimes you can actually
trick yourself into feeling better."

- Charles de Lint, Memory & Dream

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Quotes on Happiness...

Quotes on Happiness

"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued,
is always just beyond your grasp, but which,
if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you."

– Nathaniel Hawthorne

"In the midst of movement and chaos,
keep stillness inside of you."

- Deepak Chopra

"You must try to generate happiness within yourself.
If you aren't happy in one place, chances are
you won't be happy in any place."

- Ernie Banks

"Calmness is the cradle of power."

- Josiah Gilbert Holland

"What a lovely surprise to finally discover
how unlonely being alone can be."

- Ellen Burstyn