1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Quotations

Joy Quotes

A Select Collection of Joy Quotes

By , About.com Guide

Learn to enjoy what you do; rather than do what you enjoy. It is not always possible to do things that one enjoys. But if you learn the art of joyful living, even seemingly boring chores can bring you joy.

Bertrand Russell
A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy can live.

Ben Hogan
As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

Gerry Sikorski
Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.

Friedrich Nietzsche
Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!

Matt Biondi
Enjoy the journey, enjoy ever moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing.

Earl Nightingale
Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

Marcia Wieder
Fill your life with as many moments and experiences of joy and passion as you humanly can. Start with one experience and build on it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

Mark Twain
Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

John Mason Good
Happiness consists in activity. It is a running steam, not a stagnant pool.

Explore Quotations

About.com Special Features

A Smarter Future

Tips that will help finance your education, excel in the classroom, and advance your career. More >

How to Ace the GRE

Being well prepared is the first step; here are more essential suggestions. More >

  1. Home
  2. Education
  3. Quotations
  4. How to Use Quotations
  5. Quotes by Subject
  6. Inspirational Quotes
  7. Health and Fitness
  8. Joy Quotes>

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.