 Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy. Author: Dietrich Bonhoeffer |
| Let a man begin with an earnest "I ought," and if he perseveres, by God's grace he will end in the free blessedness of "I will." Let him force himself to abound in small acts of duty, and he will, by and by, find them the joyous habit of his soul. Author: Frederick W. Robertson |
| Since trifles make the sum of human things, and half our misery from our foibles springs; since life's best joys consist in peace and ease, and few can save or serve, but all may please: let the ungentle spirit learn from thence, a small unkindness is a great offense. Author: Hannah More |
| Oh, the joy of young ideas painted on the mind, in the warm, glowing colors fancy spreads on objects not yet known, when all is new and all is lovely! Author: Hannah More |
| We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world. Author: Helen Keller |
| Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties. Author: Helen Keller |
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| Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow. Author: Helen Keller |
| You will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Author: Helen Keller |
| Christianity wants nothing so much in the world as sunny people, and the old are hungrier for love than for bread, and the Oil of Joy is very cheap, and if you can help the poor on with a Garment of Praise it will be better for them than blankets. Author: Henry Drummond
Source: The Programme of Christianity, p. 33. |
| Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams. Author: Hosea Ballou |
| It is the consciousness of the threefold joy of the Lord, His joy in ransoming us, His joy in dwelling within us as our Saviour and Power for fruitbearing and His joy in possessing us, as His Bride and His delight; it is the consciousness of this joy which is our real strength. Our joy in Him may be a fluctuating thing: His joy in us knows no change. Author: Hudson Taylor |
| We need to discover all over again that worship is natural to the Christian, as it was to the godly Israelites who wrote the psalms, and that the habit of celebrating the greatness and graciousness of God yields an endless flow of thankfulness, joy, and zeal. Author: J.I. Packer |
