Unrest of spirit is a mark of life..

Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies. Don't put off the joy derivable from doing helpful, kindly things for others..

Gloom we have always with us, a rank and sturdy weed, but joy requires tending..

The joys of motherhood are not excessively apparent during the first few weeks of a baby's life..

There is, of course, no joy so great as the cessation of pain; in fact all joy, active or passive, is the cessation of some pain, since it must be th….

Time is what makes good stories. Much has been cooking for a long time, and at last finds an out in narration one day. That's a supreme joy. And why ….

The bitterness of joy lies in the knowledge that is cannot last. Nor should joy last beyond a certain season, for, after that season, even joy would ….

Comparing [our] blessings [with others] is almost certain to drive out joy. We cannot be grateful and envious at the same time. If we truly want to h….

History is basically really looking back and finding out what happened to an individual, a community, a family, a group in a certain event. And so th….

Expression and communication in the peak–experiences tend often to become poetic, mythical, and rhapsodic, as if this were the natural kind of langua….

The living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free!.

Depression does tremendous damage. Use every ploy you can think of to bring yourself to joy..

If I can get a hike in on a regular basis I know I will feel better and I will be stronger. I set goals for myself - like learning to sew, learning t….

Always remember, joy is not incidental to spiritual quest. It is vital..

I can remember the very spot in the road, whilst in my carriage, when to my joy the solution occurred to me..

How can life be worth living, if devoid Of the calm trust reposed by friend in friend? What sweeter joy than in the kindred soul, Whose converse diff….

In my family, there was not an abundance of wealth, but there was an abundance of love. So there was always humor, and there was joy and there was co….

Joy is peace dancing and peace is joy at rest..

To joy in conquest is to joy in the loss of human life..

I love to think of the whole universe together as one eternal fact. I love to think that everything is alive; that crystallization is itself a step t….

Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more vital, our intellect keener, and our understanding less clouded. We seem better able to cope….