It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.

I believe it all. If I seem not to, it is only that my joy is too great to let my belief settle itself.

Joy doesn't ever leave, you know. It's always with you. And one day you'll find it again.

In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.

nothing has been all that perfect; but within the imperfect situations do we find the perfect solutions

The path of love is not a tedious path. It's a path of joy. It's a path of singing and dancing.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life.

Oh happy pessimists! What a joy it is to them to be able to prove again and again that there is no joy.

Jaunting off together towards the bedroom doorway, they cast off their clothes, like caps at graduation.

We're so accustomed to laughing. It's harder for us when the time comes that we can't laugh.

Become disinterested in your pain and suffering. Only then can you make space for your longstanding joy.

Joy is not a denial of painful circumstances, but a certainty that He is at work while we are in them. EL

True joy cannot be bought with money or found in lavish things. It's a feeling deep within the heart.

The one who can make full sense of love and lives within its narrow expections undresses no weeping face.