Joyful Quotations

Expect nothing at all and accept as a joyful surprise whatever good you find in matrimony.

One always treads with a joyful step when one has dropped the burden called the ego.

Do not arouse disdainful mind when you prepare a broth of wild grasses; do not arouse joyful mind when you prepare a fine cream soup.

Being a new mother was a joyful and sometimes overwhelming experience - and as the first Missouri female state legislator to have a baby while in office, having heath care for myself and my son gave me some needed peace of mind.

The more in harmony with yourself you are, the more joyful you are and the more faithful you are. Faith is not to disconnect you from reality - it connects you to reality.

Reading is not work, not a chore, not a drudgery; reading is the most joyful thing, yet, in the world.

It makes me sad when I find sisters who aren't joyful. They might smile, but with just a smile they could be flight attendants!

In the face of life’s difficulties, let us ask the Lord for the strength to remain joyful witnesses to our faith.

There's something quite joyful about doing comedy which doesn't really need much analysis. I'm not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff which is a bit smart, but is just about belly laughs.

I know you are a woman of sorrowful spirit, yet be comforted, though you sorrows be great for you husband going out of the world, yet your pains shall be the less in bringing your child into the world; you shall be a joyful mother, though you be a sad widow; God hath many mercies in store for you; the prayer of a dying husband for you, will not be lost.