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Joy Quotes

"Laughter is magic that dispenses clouds and creates sunshine in the soul."

"Laughter is magic that dispenses clouds and creates sunshine in the soul."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Joy, Happiness, Love, Today, Wisdom

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"Savor every little bit of life and spin your own wonderfully beautiful web."

"Savor every little bit of life and spin your own wonderfully beautiful web."

TemitOpe Ibrahim, Nigerian Poet

Joy, Life, Creativity, Wonder

19

"Right in this moment, I can t even remember what unhappy feels like."

"Right in this moment, I can t even remember what unhappy feels like."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Joy, Contentment, Memory, Present

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"It had been the longest time since she had had a rib-scraping laugh. She had forgotten how deep and down it could be. So different from the miscellaneous giggles and smiles she had learned to be content with these past few years."

"It had been the longest time since she had had a rib-scraping laugh. She had forgotten how deep and down it could be. So different from the miscellaneous giggles and smiles she had learned to be content with these past few years."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Joy, Happiness, Emotion, Life

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"Enjoy without injury, live without loss."

"Enjoy without injury, live without loss."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Joy, Enjoyment, Injury, Life, Loss

19

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

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

Marianne Williamson, American Author

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"Live in such a way that you would be certain that you have derived maximum from life."

"Live in such a way that you would be certain that you have derived maximum from life."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Joy, Life, Maximize, Fulfillment, Purpose

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"If you want to be happy, love. If you want to be happier, love some more."

"If you want to be happy, love. If you want to be happier, love some more."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Joy, Happy, Love, Happier, More

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"Sweets with sweets war not joy delights in joy."

"Sweets with sweets war not joy delights in joy."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Joy, Happiness, Truth, Wisdom, Life

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"To be sad is to lack a reflection of heaven's order."

"To be sad is to lack a reflection of heaven's order."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Joy, Sadness, Heaven, Reflection

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"Joy is a marvelous increasing of what exists, a pure addition out of nothingness."

"Joy is a marvelous increasing of what exists, a pure addition out of nothingness."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Joy, Existence, Creation, Nothing

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"Joy is spiritual. It is different from pleasure."

"Joy is spiritual. It is different from pleasure."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

Joy, Spirituality

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"Let's live in a joy."

"Let's live in a joy."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Joy, Happiness, Truth, Life, Power

19

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

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

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Joy, Smile, Happiness, Emotion

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"Those who are happy will make many souls happy."

"Those who are happy will make many souls happy."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Joy, Happiness, Peace, Positivity

18

"I should wish to see them very good friends, and would, on no account, authorize in my girls the smallest degree of arrogance towards their relations; but still they cannot be equals."

"I should wish to see them very good friends, and would, on no account, authorize in my girls the smallest degree of arrogance towards their relations; but still they cannot be equals."

Jane Austen, British Writer

Joy, Books, Comfort, Curiosity

18

"Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps."

"Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps."

William Blake, English Poet

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"The joy and smile of even one child is worth more than the prancing intellects of a thousand men."

"The joy and smile of even one child is worth more than the prancing intellects of a thousand men."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Joy, Truth, Happiness, Wisdom, Life

18

"One laugh of a child will make the holiest day more sacred still."

"One laugh of a child will make the holiest day more sacred still."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Joy, Innocence, Children, Laughter

18

"Joy, has no cost."

"Joy, has no cost."

Marianne Williamson, American Author

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"Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home, it's your responsibility to love it, or change it."

"Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home, it's your responsibility to love it, or change it."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Joy, Responsibility, Choice, Life

18

"Be simple enough to feel the true joy of life."

"Be simple enough to feel the true joy of life."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Joy, Simple, Life, True

18

"Giddy is a grin and giggles and that glint of goofiness in your gaze."

"Giddy is a grin and giggles and that glint of goofiness in your gaze."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Joy, Happiness, Emotion, Truth, Wisdom

18

"Paul patted Mrs. O'Leary's snout. The living room shook -BOOM, BOOM, BOOM-which either meant a SWAT team was breaking down the door or Mrs. O'Leary was wagging her tail.I couldn't help but smile."

"Paul patted Mrs. O'Leary's snout. The living room shook -BOOM, BOOM, BOOM-which either meant a SWAT team was breaking down the door or Mrs. O'Leary was wagging her tail.I couldn't help but smile."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Joy, Humor, Life, Today, Happiness

18

"There is more to joy than looking only for affirmation, refusing to be challenged is the only bigotry."

"There is more to joy than looking only for affirmation, refusing to be challenged is the only bigotry."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Joy, Happiness, Truth, Wisdom, Power

18

"The smell of roasting meat rose from the street stalls in a sizzle and a fiddle player begged for coin as he rasped a haunting melody. Life could not be more perfect."

"The smell of roasting meat rose from the street stalls in a sizzle and a fiddle player begged for coin as he rasped a haunting melody. Life could not be more perfect."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

Joy, Life, Music, Peace

18

"Birds Fly in the Sky, because they don't know how to Cry! They know just one thing, to Sing!"

"Birds Fly in the Sky, because they don't know how to Cry! They know just one thing, to Sing!"

R.V.M., Indian Author

Joy, Birds, Sky, Nature

18

"Hold summer in your hand, pour summer in a glass, a tiny glass of course, the smallest tingling sip, for children; change the season in your veins by raising glass to lip and tilting summer in."

"Hold summer in your hand, pour summer in a glass, a tiny glass of course, the smallest tingling sip, for children; change the season in your veins by raising glass to lip and tilting summer in."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

Joy, Summer, Childhood, Happiness

18

"Don't count your blessings, let your blessings count! EnjoyLife!"

"Don't count your blessings, let your blessings count! EnjoyLife!"

Bernard Kelvin Clive, Ghanaian Author

Joy, Gratitude, Blessing, Life

18

"Joy comes when you are aligned with existence."

"Joy comes when you are aligned with existence."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

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"Be awesome! Be the cause of someone's smile."

"Be awesome! Be the cause of someone's smile."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Joy, Awesome, Smile, Kindness

18

"Joy is the highest vibration in the known universe."

"Joy is the highest vibration in the known universe."

Amy Leigh Mercree, American Author

Joy, Universe, Emotion, Energy

18

"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."

"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Joy, Dance, Life, Movement

18

"Just smile and feel happy."

"Just smile and feel happy."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Joy, Happiness, Smile

18

"To feel the joy of life, welcome everyone with a smile."

"To feel the joy of life, welcome everyone with a smile."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Joy, Life, Smile, Love, Presence

18

"The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it."

"The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Joy, Happiness, Present, Mindfulness

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"I wish for you a goodnight of sleep, sweet dreams, and a smiling morning."

"I wish for you a goodnight of sleep, sweet dreams, and a smiling morning."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Joy, Wish, Dream, Kindness, Hope

17

"There is no better taste than this: someone else's laughter in your mouth."

"There is no better taste than this: someone else's laughter in your mouth."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Joy, Laughter, Taste, Sharing

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"The sound of music, makes me dance."

"The sound of music, makes me dance."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Joy, Sound, Music, Dance

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"Feathers filled the small room. Our laughter kept the feathers in the air. I thought about birds. Could they fly if there wasn't someone, somewhere, laughing?"

"Feathers filled the small room. Our laughter kept the feathers in the air. I thought about birds. Could they fly if there wasn't someone, somewhere, laughing?"

Jonathan Safran Foer, American Novelist

Joy, Laughter, Birds, Freedom

17

"No matter what, nobody can take away the dances you've already had."

"No matter what, nobody can take away the dances you've already had."

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Colombian Novelist

Joy, Memory, Life, Freedom

17

"The joy you feel when you become a small life particle sun and share its brightness and warmth with those around you is indescribably great."

"The joy you feel when you become a small life particle sun and share its brightness and warmth with those around you is indescribably great."

Ilchi Lee, South Korean Author

Joy, Light, Giving, Spirit

17

"Laugh as if it's funny, embrace as if it's love, and smile anyway."

"Laugh as if it's funny, embrace as if it's love, and smile anyway."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Joy, Happiness, Love, Inspirational, Truth

17

"Life is a dance."

"Life is a dance."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Joy, Dance, Life, Movement, Rhythm

17

"I dearly love a laugh."

"I dearly love a laugh."

Jane Austen, British Writer

Joy, Laughter, Happiness, Humor

17

"Always try to be joyful and proactively benign to the people. By doing so everyday, people have no control at all over my mood."

"Always try to be joyful and proactively benign to the people. By doing so everyday, people have no control at all over my mood."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Joy, Happiness, Power, Love, Truth

17

"Go outside and try to recapture the happiness within yourself, think of all the beauty in yourself and in everything around you and be happy."

"Go outside and try to recapture the happiness within yourself, think of all the beauty in yourself and in everything around you and be happy."

Anne Frank, German Writer

Joy, Happiness, Truth, Observation, Wisdom

17

"Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?"

"Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?"

Jonathan Safran Foer, American Novelist

Joy, Animals, Nature, Simplicity

17

"Make peace with your now moment. Live in this very moment and be happy with what you have. Joy enters when we stop complaining about the troubles we have and offering thanks for all the troubles we don't have. And be aware, you have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life."

"Make peace with your now moment. Live in this very moment and be happy with what you have. Joy enters when we stop complaining about the troubles we have and offering thanks for all the troubles we don't have. And be aware, you have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life."

Angie karan, British Author

Joy, Gratitude, Presence, Truth

17

"I'd like to add some beauty to life," said Anne dreamily. "I don't exactly want to make people KNOW more... though I know that IS the noblest ambition... but I'd love to make them have a pleasanter time because of me... to have some little joy or happy thought that would never have existed if I hadn't been born."

"I'd like to add some beauty to life," said Anne dreamily. "I don't exactly want to make people KNOW more... though I know that IS the noblest ambition... but I'd love to make them have a pleasanter time because of me... to have some little joy or happy thought that would never have existed if I hadn't been born."

L. M. Montgomery, Canadian Author

Joy, Beauty, Life, Ambition

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