If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 15:10-11 (KJV)
The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. > Ashley Montagu.
You cannot read the Gospels without seeing that Jesus did not tell men how to be good in the manner of the moralists of every age, he told them how to be happy. > Sir Thomas Taylor.
This is the secret of joy. We shall no longer strive for our own way; but commit ourselves, easily and simply, to God’s way, acquiesce in his will and in so doing find our peace. > Evelyn Underhill.
There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people. > Anwar El-Sadat.
May we never let the things we can’t have, or don’t have, or shouldn’t have, spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have. As we value our happiness let us not forget it, for one of the greatest lessons in life is learning to be happy without the things we cannot have or should not have. > Richard L. Evans.
The cream of enjoyment in this life is always impromptu. The chance walk; the unexpected visit; the unpremeditated journey; the unsought conversation or acquaintance. > Fanny Fern.
To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious grow up through the common – this is my symphony. > William Henry Channing.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. > Albert Schweitzer.
See also Psalm 30:4-5; Ecclesiastes 2:26; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.
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