This is the fourth (and final) week of Advent which is “Joy”… So of course for this week’s Quotable Sunday  I’ve found some great quotes on ‘Joy’…enjoy! 

“Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.”
Melba Colgrove

“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.”
Mother Teresa

“Joy is increased by spreading it to others.”
Robert Murray

“Joy delights in Joy.”
William Shakespeare

“When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace, love, prosperity, happiness… all the good things.”
Maya Angelou

“One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.”
Robert A. Heinlein

“One joy shatters a hundred griefs.”
Chinese Proverb

“Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.”
Helen Keller

“Nothing I’ve ever done has given me more joy and rewards than being a father to my children.”
Bill Cosby

“Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.”
Swedish Proverb

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21 Comments

  1. When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace, love, prosperity, happiness… all the good things.”
    Maya Angelou
    I love them all, especially this one…thanx for spreading joy around my friend;)

  2. Joy is all about perspective. Take a snowstorm for instance. To an adult it is a pain in the ass. Flight delays and shoveling and worrying about the weight of the snow on the roof. To a child, it is pure joy!

  4. ditto on secretia. what is wrong with me that with mention of "joy" joy behar came to mind? blech. i am a great un-fan of hers. happy sunday. great quotes as usual. you do have the gift!!

  5. I love these quotes on joy. I pray that joy, peace and love surround you and yours through out this Christmas season. Happy Sunday!

  6. Stacy;

    I love the week of joy! This was my fav.“ Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.”
    Have a wonderful Christmas with you family and we'll read each otheragain on he other side!

  7. Such cheery quotes!

    My favorite: “Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.”

    Watch your back with all the shoveling!!

  8. Great quotes! Thank you so much for sharing your Advent with us. I really enjoyed it!

    I hope you have a Great Christmas!!

  10. Joy to the world, all the boys and girls, joy to the fishies in the deep blue sea, joy to you and me! Oh sorry, I couldn't help myself!

    I love this one
    Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.”
    Mother Teresa

    I hope you are shoveled out,a PN was able to make her snow Dino.

  14. What a wonderful topic for today! Love them all, but I think my favorite is the one by Melba Colgrove…

    “Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.”

  15. "I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart, down in my heart, down in my heart to stay!" Wishing you joy this Advent!

  20. Martha beat me to it with her comment! So here is the other one that popped into my head

    Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

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