Joys Quotes

Of all the joys that lighten suffering earth, what joy is welcomed like a newborn child?

Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.

There are many things in your heart you can never tell to another person. They are you, your private joys and sorrows, and you can never tell them. You cheapen yourself, the inside of yourself, when you tell them.

But I must own that I also felt stirred by an unselfish desire to voice all the joys and sorrows, the hopes and ambitions, of the American Negro, in classic musical form.

My mother's love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.

Like many men, I am not ashamed to admit that my principal joys are domestic. I love cooking, and I love looking after my children. Indeed, the times that I have with them are the only ones when I feel unconditionally happy.

The weak have remedies, the wise have joys; superior wisdom is superior bliss.

Half the world does not know the joys of wearing cotton underwear.

Seeks painted trifles and fantastic toys, and eagerly pursues imaginary joys.

It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.

I think one of the greatest joys I have now in my career and in my profession is to be playing at an age where I can appreciate it more than I used to... It's a whole different lens you look through the older you get.

I have witnessed how education opens doors, and I know that when sound instruction takes place, students experience the joys of new-found knowledge and the ability to excel.

Thank God I have four sons. The mother/daughter relationship is one of mankind's great mysteries, and for womankind, it can be hellaciously complicated. My mother and I are quintessential examples of the rewards and frustrations, and the joys and infuriations it can yield.

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

The greatest joys are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in what we hope for.

Softly the loud peal dies, In passing winds it drowns, But breathes, like perfect joys, Tender tones.

I'm just a hired actor who was hired for a particular job, but I think one of the joys of reading the script was the way that the personal and the global are woven together.

One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.

I'm using the afterlife as a backdrop against which to explore the joys and complexities of being human - it turns out that it's a great lens with which to understand what matters to us.

Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile his friends are everything.

One of the joys about acting is researching.

The joys of my life are my granddaughters. They are beautiful. You don't have to believe me. You can ask my wife. She'll tell you.

I really wanted to share with people the day-to-day joys that yoga can bring into one's life-not just the physical aspects.

Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.

My mind to me a kingdom is, such present joys therein I find, that it excels all other bliss.

I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life, I put a new emphasis on things I believe count more. These things include: family, friends, being part of a community, and appreciating the little joys of the average day.

I've been quite a late developer on the clothes front, but I've suddenly realised it is one of life's joys.

Real music is not for wealth, not for honours or even the joys of the mind... but as a path for realisation and salvation.

Sometimes even the greatest joys bring challenge, and children with special needs inspire a very, very special love.

The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.