« Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible. » – Norman Vincent Peale

« Contentment is not something to be gained by possession. You can not work simply at being content, but must work at making a difference. True contentment is gained by the difference you make in the lives of others. » – Jill Hanna

« May your joys be as bright as the morning, and your sorrows merely be shadows that fade in the sunlight of love. May you have enough happiness to keep you sweet, enough trials to keep you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to keep y » – Irish Blessings

« We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action » – Ralph Waldo Emerson

« Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day. Such is the salutation to the dawn. » – Sanskrit Proverb

« Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give. » – Eleanor Roosevelt

« In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions. » – William Osler

« Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them » – Henry David Thoreau

« Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. » – Thich Nhat Hanh

« … joy and sorrow are inseparable. . . together they come and when one sits alone with you . . . remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. » – Kahlil Gibran