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“We must look beyond our enemies - to God's honor & our profit - winning us back from Sin. - We come to Rejoice in God's protection. Christ in His sorrows was filled with joy at the good that was to result.”
William Henry Elder (1819–1904) first seen 1862 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Civil War diary (1862-1865) of Bishop William Henry Elder, Bishop of Natchez (27 March 1863)
“I have been a long-time admirer of the exceptional number, quality and reach of Queensland-made films, series and games, so it is a joy and great responsibility to be part of funding local, interstate and international projects and actively steering our industry towards a more inclusive future,”
Roslyn Atkinson (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Christmas is a day of blessing on which the Divine love and His reign over the world have been revealed. We should share joy and practice love with the marginalized and the neglected. When we share what we have been given, our love will not be dried out but more enriched.”
John Choi Young-su (1942–2009) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Light comes into the world ” Korean Bishops' messages for Christmas 2007 (21 December 2007) Fides News Agency
“I am doing this because of the love I have for running and for the athletes. Running changed my life in a big way. I find great joy in nurturing and guiding young runners and in seeing them begin to excel in their careers as well”
Janet Jepkosgei (born 1983) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Inside Janeth Jepkosgei’s Hustle After Retiring from Athletics,February 22, 2023,by Japhet Ruto
“I initially made my videos to bring joy to myself. I would make them and I'd think, I am so funny! I would watch the videos and just laugh!”
Elsa Majimbo (born 2001) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Writing can't be done for leisure, but for me it's a joy of life and I love writing every day.”
Dricky Beukes (1918–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am a Christian and deeply religious, and life is a lot of joy and beautiful things for me. I accept each day as he comes, and try to make the best of it. You don't know in advance what will come your way every day. I trust only in the Lord, because He is always with me and not my strength.”
Dricky Beukes (1918–1999) first seen 1918 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ATKV|LitNet-Skrywersalbum, Dricky Beukes (1918–1999). 2017-04-06, Erika Terblanche. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
“These are days of profound joy, fruit of the presence of the Holy Spirit expressed in praise, proclamation of the Word through preachers, tools of God calling to conversion. The days include intense adoration of the Jesus present in the Eucharist. He walks among us today touching and healing hearts to grant health of body and spirit.”
José Trinidad González Rodríguez (1943–2024) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: About 12,000 young people will attend 10th Youth Meeting organised by Charismatic Renewal Movement in the archdiocese of Guadalajara (22 July 2005) Fides News Agency
“I have always joined organisations to serve. I derived great joy – and some moments of sorrow – during my more than two decades of membership. It has never been an easy road, but it was travelled with commitment and determination in the secure knowledge that this party was the better one for our country.”
Irene Sandiford-Garner (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“... The had its . The had its . ... He drank prodigiously, even for the seventeenth century. He was subject to violent bursts of passion, and he had absolutely no self-control. He was the supreme bully. His greatest joy in life was to denounce, to jeer, and to hurt. And nature had eminently fitted him for the rôle that he had chosen. Jeffreys's one passion was a genuine hatred of and ...”
Sidney Dark (1872–1947) said by 1947 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is a feeling of joy and pride. I didn't know that my music was appreciated in this part of Africa. Rwandans have contributed to the admiration of Africa having come from far. We'll be by their side to celebrate with them.”
Monique Séka (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My favourite form of unwinding is lying on the couch and enjoying a good series, or being with family and friends, walking my dogs, lying in the sun, swimming at my grandparents’ house or sitting in front of the fire with my boyfriend in winter. It’s really the small things that bring me the greatest joy.”
Natasha Joubert (born 1997) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am not in love with material things. The greatest joy, I experienced was as a goodwill ambassador with the Sasamani Foundation, empowering gender equity, working in places as far afield as Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and, right here in the Caribbean, Haiti and Jamaica.”
Wendy Fitzwilliam (born 1943) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The power to be me in all the senses. I think every person's superpower lies in really living their truth. To just do you. For the longest time I've struggled with trying to please people at the expense of my peace and my joy. When I realised it, it was a heavy wake up call... to say 'Hey, it's okay to say no, you don't have to say yes to everything”
Winnie Ntshaba (born 1975) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Winnie Ntshaba opens up about the lessons her mom's sudden death taught her,11 September 2018,By Chrizelda Kekana and Nonhlanhla Msibi
“The joy that I feel when I’m on stage, I can’t explain it to anyone. It feels like that first breath of a child. It’s sore and it’s uncomfortable but it’s a sign of life”
Masasa Mbangeni (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The joy and wisdom of getting older is the knowledge that it’s not about you. Yes, you have to work hard and be the best you can, but what’s more important is the story, what value you bring to it.”
Judy Ditchfield (born 1963) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Judy Ditchfield summons magic on stage,August 15, 2024,Neo Phashe
“The two are so different and both require work and effort. I love being a mom. My daughter is a joy and time spent with her is memorable. I have learnt about myself over the years, good and bad, and being conscious about each of these roles is important to me”
Salamina Mosese (born 1983) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Salamina Mosese dishes on expecting her second child and the challenges of love;‘Talking about this was very important because we created a marriage that made sense to us’,21 January 2020,By Masego Seemela
“I quickly understood that I could fail at both what I love and don’t love. By extrapolating lessons learned in my 100m hurdles, I learned to pinpoint the hurdles outside of my sport. When challenged to seek alignment, I could express unlimited performance, enthusiasm, passion and joy. Thus, I see many of my failures as an expression of resilience, trained consciously or subconsciously.”
Reïna-Flor Okori (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Equatorial Guinean women welcomed the creation of this department with joy.”
Purificación Angue Ondo (born 1946) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Purificación Ondo speaks about Equatorial Guinean women in Madrid, retrieved on March 16, 2015
“I want my children to say Our mom raised us to be who we truly are, The joy of having my coffee with NESTLÉ CREMORA after spending my past lying that I love my coffee black but the truth was I NEEDED SOME CREAM IN IT”
Nomsa Buthelezi (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The joy of being me and having people that appreciate me for MY TRUTH is PRICELESS”
Nomsa Buthelezi (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dear big girl, breath. Joy comes in the morning. Hold on. I'm proudly queer and I'm a big girl with talent. Being kind is free”
Nomsa Buthelezi (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Life is so contradictory; I am dying, but everywhere in nature there are signs of new life. This gives me joy and peace”
Michelle Botes (1962–2024) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Michelle Botes’ Final Interview Reveals Why She Stopped Her Cancer Treatment,December 22, 2024,by Tim. E. Ndoro
“Beauty was lent to nature as the type Of heaven's unspeakable and holy joy, Where all perfection makes the sum of bliss.”
Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879) first seen 1850 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Beauty"; The Poets' Offering (1850), p. 48
“Children are our joy, our hope, our promise, our assurance of a better tomorrow. Tomorrow, society will reflect how we treat children today.”
Connie Binsfeld (1924–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Connie Binsfeld Retrieved 18 April 2025
“As Christians it is important to share moments of joy and also of sorrow around the Eucharist, source of faith and hope.”
Enrique Benavent Vidal (born 1959) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 5th World Meeting of Families WMF - Valencia, three days of mourning for metro accident victims, Pope’s message of sympathy, WMF Theological-Pastoral Congress opens today (4 July 2006) Fides News Agency
“The African Christian family is the fundamental unit of the Church and its source of dynamism, joy and hope. However, it is beset with innumerable problems.”
Dennis Harold De Jong (1931–2003) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishop Dennis Harold DE JONG (Bishop of Ndola, Zambia) (1994) The African Synod
“Comparison is a killer of joy, but it's necessary for the game. This is what is entertaining these people.”
Ruger (born 1999) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ruger reveals why he squashed his beef with BNXN. 13 June 2024, The Pulse.
“Behold this ruin! 'Twas a skull Once of ethereal spirit full! This narrow cell was Life's retreat; This place was Thought's mysterious seat! What beauteous pictures fill'd that spot, What dreams of pleasure, long forgot! Nor Love, nor Joy, nor Hope, nor Fear, Has left one trace, one record here.”
Anna Vardill (1781–1852) first seen 1816 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Appeared in The European Magazine, vol. 70 (November 1816), p. 457 (with signature "V"). Since said to have been found near a skeleton in the Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn, London. Falsely claimed for J. D. G…
“With deep gratitude and joy we welcome the election of the new Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI . The choice of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger turns our Church in the right direction. We can be sure the Holy Father will continue the work of his predecessor and we know we can rely on him to guide the Church towards God with great responsibility.”
Heiner Koch (born 1954) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: World Youth Day organisers offer joyful welcome to the new Pope : “we know we can rely on him to guide the Church towards God with great responsibility.” (20 April 2005) Fides News Agency
“The moment a soul recognises that there may be a Joy in Pain which is absent from Pleasure, she has taken the first step towards the practical solution of the Problem of Pain.”
Robert Hugh Benson (1871–1914) said by 1914 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Rest, weary soul! The penalty is borne, the ransom paid, For all thy sins full satisfaction made; Strive not to do thyself what Christ has done, Claim the free gift, and make the joy thine own. No more by pangs of guilt and fear distrest, Rest, sweetly rest!”
Jane Laurie Borthwick (1813–1897) first seen 1863 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rest", st. 1. Thoughtful Hours (London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1863) p. 51
“Pleasure is a sweet tickling of sense, with a present joy.”
Stephen Gosson (1554–1624) first seen 1579 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Ephemerides of Phialo (1579) p. 66
“I say this because I have always loved him and I care. You cannot fight evil by joining it. You cannot bring light by entering the darkness. You cannot find joy by partaking in the bread of sorrows. — Speaking to Musiliu Obanikoro”
Femi Fani-Kayode (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I lived with you, I grieved, and many a tear I shed. In truth, I never did a noble soul defy. Now it is time for me to go and join the dead. Seems like it's joy I leave on earth — so sad am I.”
Juliusz Słowacki (1809–1849) said by 1849 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There was that power all round, that power and that goodness, which make us come, as it were, outside our bodily selves, to share them. Over and beside us breathes the joy of hope and promise; under foot are troubles past; in the distance bowering newness tempts us ever forward. We quicken with largesse of life, and spring with vivid mystery.”
R. D. Blackmore (1825–1900) said by 1900 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Did Older and Wiser people ... ever shout and jump with joy in their pyjamas in the moonlight? Did they ever feel just drunk with being young, and in at the start? And were Older and Wiser people's jokes ever funny?”
Stella Benson (1892–1933) said by 1933 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The disease which was undermining Lady Cecil’s moral constitution was not sorrow; it was only the absence of joy.”
Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835–1915) first seen 1866 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Lady's Mile (1866) ch. 8
“Always consider it a great blessing to converse in prayer with the Lord, or with the Most Pure Lady, the Mother of God, or with Angels, or with holy people, and pray to Them always with joy and with a tremble of reverence, remembering with Whom you, an unclean and insignificant worm, are speaking.”
John of Kronstadt (1829–1909) said by 1909 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Weep not for those Who sink within the arms of death Ere yet the chilling wintry breath Of sorrow o'er them blows; But weep for them who here remain, The mournful heritors of pain, Condemn'd to see each bright joy fade, And mark grief's melancholy shade Flung o'er Hope's fairest rose.”
Emma Catherine Embury (1806–1863) first seen 1826 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Stanzas", st. 1, in the New England Galaxy, vol. 9 (Dec. 15, 1826) p. 1, col. 3 (from The New York Times)
“Sorrow treads heavily, and leaves behind A deep impression e’en when she departs; While joy trips by, with steps light as the wind, And scarcely leaves a trace upon our hearts Of the faint footfalls, only this is sure — In this world nought, save suffering can endure.”
Emma Catherine Embury (1806–1863) first seen 1827 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Dying Year", st. 6, in The Ladies' Garland, vol. 3, no. 50 (Harpers-Ferry, VA, Jan. 20, 1827) p. 200, col. 3. Revised in Sarah Josepha Hale (ed.) The Poet's Offering: for 1850 (Philadelphia: Grigg, Elliot & Co., 185…
“In woods and forrests is hir joy, the savage beasts to chase, And as the price of all hir paine to take the skinne and case. Unwedded Phebe doth she haunt and follow as hir guide, Unordred doe hir tresses wave scarce in a fillet tide. Full many a wooer sought hir love, she lothing all the rout, Impacient and without a man walkes all the woods about.”
Arthur Golding (1536–1606) said by 1606 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With Ruka, I wanted to bring the joy back to Black women as they explore their hair, from the very start.”
Tendai Moyo wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Until I’m no more, I will continue to remember the outpouring of emotion and pure joy that marked the announcement of our victory on the 22nd of March. It will continue to inspire me to serve the people of Abia and to strive to meet their high expectations of me as their Governor and Chief Servant.”
Alex Otti (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Right now, we see young men with three stars in the police, army, air force, customs, immigrations, civil service, banks etc. These are children who ordinarily had no hope of going to school but now becoming something. So, the joy alone is worth more than what food and champagne will give you.”
Rochas Okorocha (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When Christianity is reduced to a religion of control, an endeavor to keep order by condemning sinners are giving no word that enables us to escape our bondage, it loses all joy and love. People will naturally turn away from such an atmosphere and seek the worldliness of the Sadducee rather than the joylessness of the Pharisee.”
C. FitzSimons Allison (born 1927) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whether it was over-drawn, over-plucked brows or, in my case, striped eyeshadow, every look served its purpose. The most beautiful thing about style is that it evolves and grows with you… so rather than look back with embarrassment, it gives me huge joy to look back and see myself experimenting and just having fun with it. At the end of the day, that’s what makeup should be - FUN”
Ruby Hammer (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don’t know if it feeds my soul. The only thing that feeds my soul is God. Entertainment, singing, acting, doing skits, that’s fun stuff. But it doesn’t feed my soul at all. but it’s fun stuff to do. However, people tell me it brings them joy.”
Lexi Allen (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We remain the welcoming face that will guide people through some of the most difficult times, the support of the community fills our hearts with great joy as we continue our journey to help even more people each year.”
Ann Robertson (nurse) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is very difficult to die for a friend, but dying for enemies is even more difficult. Christ, however, died for us when we were still his enemies. God always remains close to us; it is the constancy of love to the extreme limit, indeed without limits. This is the reason for our joy. (homily of 14 September 1993)”
Pino Puglisi (1937–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source