Quotations about Joy and Happiness I

In the woods is perpetual youth. Emerson, Ralph Waldo

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
LeGuin, Ursula

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. Miller, Henry

To affect the quality of the day; that is the art of life. Thoreau, Henry David

An intellectual improvement arises from leisure. Johnson, Samuel

He who knows enough is enough will always have enough. Lao -tzu

We do not remember days, we remember moments. Pavese, Cesare

When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world we lose connection with one another- and ourselves. Kornfield, Jack

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to supposed that I am here and you are out there.
Roshi, Yasutani

When you are feeling depreciated, angry and drained, it is a sign that other people are not open to your energy. Roman, Sanaya

Money will come when you are doing the right thing. Phillips, Mike

Real learning comes when the competitive spirit has ceased. Krishnamurti J.

To keep the body in good health is a duty. . . otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. Buddha

It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself. Erasmus

Kindness is the noblest weapon to conquer with. American Proverb

I want to sing like the birds sing not worrying about who hears or what they think.
Rumi

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. Meir, Golda

The quieter you become the more you can hear. Dass, Baba Ram

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Shakespeare, William

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. Lubbock, Sir J.

True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. Penn, William

The sorrow which has no vent in tears may make other organs weep. Maudsley, Henry

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself. Barrymore, Ethel

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind. Lincoln, Abraham