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It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn on you.

The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.

It is the chief joy of all holy beings to witness the joy and happiness of those around them.

At the center of the religious life is a peculiar kind of joy, the prospect of a happy ending that blossoms from necessarily painful ordeals, the promise of human difficulties embraced and overcome.

In life eternal, there is perfect joy and light, without pain or torture, and there is communion with God Himself and His angels.

There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.

There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation.

To feel the presence of the Lord is an amazing thing.

This is part of the involuntary bargain we make with the world just by being alive. We get to experiences the splendor of nature, the beauty of art, the balm of love and the sheer joy of existence, always with the knowledge that illness, injury, natural disaster, or pure evil can end it in an instant for ourselves or someone we love.

To have the sense of creative activity is the great happiness and the great proof of being alive.