Best Joy Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“I am seldom otherwise than happy while watching in the chamber of death... . I see a repose that neither earth nor hell can break, and I feel an assurance of the endless and shadowless hereafter--the Eternity they have entered--where life is boundless in its duration, and love in its sympathy, and joy in its fulness.”

“The life of Man is a long march through the night, surrounded by invisible foes, tortured by weariness and pain, towards a goal that few can hope to reach, and where none may tarry long. One by one, as they march, our comrades vanish form our sight, seized by the silent orders of omnipotent Death. Very brief is the time in which we can help them, in which their happiness or misery is decided. Be it ours to shed sunshine on their path, to lighten their sorrows by the balm of sympathy, to give them the pure joy of a never-tiring affection, to strengthen failing courage, to instill faith in times of despair.”

“Tirelessly they flew on and on, and tirelessly she kept pace. She felt a fierce joy possessing her, that she could command these immortal presences. And she rejoiced in her blood and flesh, in the rough pine bark she felt next to her skin, in the beat of her heart and the life of all her senses, and in the hunger she was feeling now, and in the presence of her sweet-voiced bluethroat dæmon, and in the earth below her and the lives of every creature, plant and animal both; and she delighted in being of the same substance as them, and in knowing that when she died her flesh would nourish other lives as they had nourished her.”

“Our lives are mere flashes of light in an infinitely empty universe. In 12 years of education the most important lesson I have learned is that what we see as “normal” living is truly a travesty of our potential. In a society so governed by superficiality, appearances, and petty economics, dreams are more real than anything anything in the “real world”. Refuse normalcy. Beauty is everywhere, love is endless, and joy bleeds from our everyday existence. Embrace it. I love all of you, all my friends, family, and community. I am ceaselessly grateful from the bottom of my heart for everyone. The only thing I can ask of you is to stay free of materialism. Remember that every day contains a universe of potential; exhaust it. Live and love so immensely that when death comes there is nothing left for him to take. Wealth is love, music, sports, learning, family and freedom. Above all, stay gold.”

“A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the innumerable instances where one would have experienced pain.”

“A Second Childhood.”

“You start dying slowly”

“...But the Mahommedan religion increases, instead of lessening, the fury of intolerance. It was originally propagated by the sword, and ever since, its votaries have been subject, above the people of all other creeds, to this form of madness. In a moment the fruits of patient toil, the prospects of material prosperity, the fear of death itself, are flung aside. The more emotional Pathans are powerless to resist. All rational considerations are forgotten. Seizing their weapons, they become Ghazis—as dangerous and as sensible as mad dogs: fit only to be treated as such. While the more generous spirits among the tribesmen become convulsed in an ecstasy of religious bloodthirstiness, poorer and more material souls derive additional impulses from the influence of others, the hopes of plunder and the joy of fighting. Thus whole nations are roused to arms. Thus the Turks repel their enemies, the Arabs of the Soudan break the British squares, and the rising on the Indian frontier spreads far and wide. In each case civilisation is confronted with militant Mahommedanism. The forces of progress clash with those of reaction. The religion of blood and war is face to face with that of peace.”

“Move to the top through the hand of God. Never fear the storm. There is an unspeakable joy you experience when you let God lift you to the top.”

“Fight for your joy. Do not allow anyone to take it away from you at all.”

“Learn to live life in total surrender. It unlocks a joy you didn’t know existed.”

“Life was an unsteady thing, tottering between little moments of joy and terrible seconds of survival.”

“Aspire to live a life of victory. A life where joy is a reality.”

“You ought to appreciate some closed doors, so that you can never lose your joy.”

“A closed door that was taking away your joy is not a loss. Yes, it may feel like a loss, but it is a cosmic way of letting go of things that made you feel low.”

“Behind that closed door, look for things that bring you joy. Do them more.”

“Beyond that closed door, look for a door that gives you long-lasting joy.”

“Even at your worst, a better door can still open. Do not lose your joy.”

“No matter how much they stay open, there are doors you will never enjoy. That is why you need God to open the right doors, so you can go through them and still have joy.”

“Sometimes, you will experience a closed door, which may come with some loss, but what you must ensure is that you never let it steal your joy.”

“There are doors that you should never attempt to go through at all, especially those that make you lose your joy.”

“There is a path that can lead to open doors. This path is paved by unwavering trust in God. When you trust in Him, He will grant you joy.”

“Emotional resilience isn’t just about protection. It’s about power. The power to stay kind without being soft. The power to say no without explaining. The power to choose joy in a culture that survives on fear. The power to walk into a room and take up space you were taught to shrink from.”

“It’s the ‘everyday’ experiences we encounter along the journey to who we wanna be that will define who we are when we get there.”

“Everywhere we shine death and life burn into something new…”

“Without struggle, success has no value.”

“Building bridges is the best defence against ignorance.”

“There's more to a person than flesh. Judge others by the sum of their soul and you'll see that beauty is a force of light that radiates from the inside out.”

“If you didn't earn something, it's not worth flaunting.”

“At some point, you just gotta forgive the past, your happiness hinges on it.”