Life is much more enjoyable when we do our best to be positive and encouraging, which is why we have put together a list of all the best joyful quotes for your next post. And if you’re looking for short captions about joy, we also have you covered.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
Joyful Quotes
“There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.” —Khalil Gibran
“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.¨- Phyllis Diller
“Pain is short, and joy is eternal.” —Friedrich Schiller
“Keep walking and keep smiling.” — Tiny Tim
“If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.” —Carlos Santana
“Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” —Henri Nouwen
“Happiness is not a goal… it’s a byproduct of a life well lived.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
“The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions—the little soon forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment, and the countless infinitesimals of pleasurable and genial feeling.” —Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return.” —John Wooden
“In order to carry a positive action, we must develop here a positive vision.” – Dalai Lama
“Deep joy is both the ground of love and the surest source of strength to persevere in the course of compassion—even when trials abound, as they often will.” —Robert Ellwood
“Smile at the obstacle, for it is a bridge.” – Medusa
“The joy that isn’t shared dies young.” —Anne Sexton
“The more the heart is sated with joy, the more it becomes insatiable.” —Gabrielle Roy
“Happiness is not a goal… it’s a byproduct of a life well lived.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
“Happiness is not a thing—it is a feeling; a way of joyful living and being. It comes from inner fulfillment and appreciating the world you live in.” —Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.” —Helen Keller
“We need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.” —Maya Angelou
Finding joy is probably tantamount to finding yourself and being comfortable in your own skin.” —Morgan Freeman
“A good laugh heals a lot of hurts.” – Madeleine L’Engle
“People have to remain positive and believe in those dreams. It’s really important.” – Kirsty Coventry
“Choose to be optimistic; it feels better.” — Dalai Lama
“Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.” —Mark Twain
“Happiness is not out there; it’s in you.” — Anonymous
“Where our work is, there let our joy be.” —Tertullian
“A good laugh is a mighty good thing, a rather too scarce a good thing.” – Herman Melville
“A flower blossoms for its own joy.” —Oscar Wilde
“Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men but from doing something worthwhile.” —Wilfred Grenfell
“One has to be positive. When you’re positive, good things happen.” – Deep Roy
“Every morning, I wake up saying, ‘I’m still alive, a miracle.’ And so I keep on pushing.” — Jim Carrey
“Of all the medicines in the inner life, a smile is by far the best medicine.” – Sri Chinmoy
“When we are centered in joy, we attain our wisdom.” —Marianne Williamson
“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.” Louisa May Alcott
“Just for today, smile a little more.” — James A. Murphy
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” —Nhat Hanh
“The best way to find joy is to give it to others.” —Robert G. Ingersoll
“Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not.” —Oswald Chambers
“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” — Winston Churchill
“Joy is the happiness of love—love aware of its own inner happiness. Pleasure comes from without, and joy comes from within, and it is, therefore, within reach of everyone in the world.” —Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
“Find out where joy resides, and give it a voice far beyond singing. For to miss the joy is to miss all.” —Robert Louis Stevenson
“I think if you just look at life in a positive way, positive things will happen.” – Jake Owen
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”—Roald Dahl
“A good laugh is sunshine in the house.” – William Thackeray
“A positive attitude awakens inner strength, energy, motivation, and initiative.” – Remez Sasson
“We don’t laugh because we’re happy, we are happy because we laugh.” – William James
“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” – Emily Dickinson
“Be positive with every idea surrounding your dreams.” – Israelmore Ayivor
“There is not one little blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.” —John Calvin
“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” —Richard Wagner
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” – Victor Borge
“Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one’s identity as a being of worth and dignity.” —Rollo May
“The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions—the little soon forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment, and the countless infinitesimals of pleasurable and genial feeling.” —Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” — Oprah Winfrey
“A smile is the beauty of the soul.¨- Lailah Gifty Akita
“The only joy in the world is to begin.” —Cesare Pavese
“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” —Mother Teresa
“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.” – Roy T. Bennett
“Spread love everywhere you go.” — Mother Teresa
“Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within.” —Eckhart Tolle
“To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it.” —John Templeton
“Joy does not come from what you do, it flows into what you do and thus into this world from deep within you.” —Eckhart Tolle
“Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” —Jim Thompson
“Let your joy be in your journey—not in some distant goal.” —Tim Cook
“Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible.” —Norman Vincent Peale
“What you focus on in your life expands, so focusing on what you’re grateful for increases positive vibrations and feelings of joy.” —Oprah Winfrey
“Sometimes you have to let go of the picture of what you thought life would be like and learn to find joy in the story you are actually living.” —Rachel Marie Martin
“When you’re positive, good things happen.” – Deep Roy
“Joy bursts in our lives when we go about doing the good at hand and not trying to manipulate things and times to achieve joy.” —C.S. Lewis
“True joy results when we become aware of our connectedness to everything.” —Paul Pearsall
“Nothing shakes the smiling heart.” – Santosh Kalwar
“True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.” —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” —Maya Angelou
“We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” —Joseph Campbell
“Some days you just have to create your own sunshine.” — Sam Sundquist
“Joy is the faith that things may not be perfect yet, but you have the faith to be joyful anyway because, what follows a joyful moment, will always be good.” —Sarah Rajkotwala
“Good things happen when you go for it.” — Alan Webb
“A smile is the universal welcome.” – Max Eastman
“When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine.” — Anonymous
“True joy results when we become aware of our connectedness to everything.” —Paul Pearsall
“Life is to be enjoyed, not simply endured. Pleasure and goodness and joy support the pursuit of survival.” —Willard Gaylin
“Be simple enough to feel the true joy of life.” —Debasish Mridha
“See the world through the eyes of your inner child. The eyes that sparkle in awe and amazement as they see love, magic and mystery in the most ordinary things.” —Henna Sohail
“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” —Karl Barth
“Joy comes to us in moments—ordinary moments. We risk missing out on joy when we get too busy chasing down the extraordinary.” —Brené Brown
“Finding joy is probably tantamount to finding yourself and being comfortable in your own skin.” —Morgan Freeman
“A flower blossoms for its own joy.” —Oscar Wilde
“If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.” – Widad Akrawi
“The soul’s joy lies in doing.” —Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Just follow your joy. Always. I think that if you do that, life will take you on the course that it’s meant to take you.” —Jonathan Groff
“After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here.” —Walt Disney
“He who laughs, lasts!” – Mary Pettibone Poole
“The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.” —Russell M. Nelson
“When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.” – Ernie Banks
“Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift.” —Albert Einstein
“The secret to life is finding joy in ordinary things. I’m interested in happiness.” —Ruth Reichl
“A joy shared is a joy doubled.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home… it’s your responsibility to love it, or change it.” —Chuck Palahniuk
“Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” —Chris McCandless
“Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.” – W.C. Fields
“We need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.” —Maya Angelou
“Remember this: very little is needed to make a happy life.” – Marcus Aurelius
“Do good, live in the most positive and joyful way possible every day.” – Roy T. Bennett
“You’re only as happy as you decide to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
“Positive energy knows no boundaries.” – Lu Wei
“Happiness is not by chance but by choice.” — Jim Rohn
“Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” — Roy T. Bennett
“Joy is increased by spreading it to others.” —Robert Murray McCheyne
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” —Walt Disney
“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” —Greg Anderson
“The good vibes are contagious.” — Alan Cohen
“One small positive thought can change your whole day.” — Zig Ziglar
“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” —Abraham Lincoln
If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Good Vibes Quotes, Positive Energy Quotes, Daily Motivation Quotes, Daily Inspiration Quotes, Daily Positivity Quotes and Short Positive Quotes.
Captions About Joy
Pure joy is my chosen currency, and I’m spending it without limits.
Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever
Happiness blooms from within
Living my story, one joyful moment at a time
Beneath these skies of blue, I found a happiness so true. It’s the simple things that paint our grey days with colors anew.
Laughter echoed, memories made; today’s happiness, forever saved.
With every sunset, there’s a promise of new joy.
Sipping on serenity, dancing through the daisies. Life’s too short for anything but blissful days and dreamy nights.
Surrounded by love, bathed in laughter—my heart’s forever captured in this instant, this slice of pure happiness.
Wrapped in sunlight and smiles, I found my happy place. No filters needed when joy does all the shining.
The world’s rhythm dances to the beat of happy hearts.
Joy is portable, bring it with you everywhere
Grateful for the little things, big things, and everything in between
Find joy in the ordinary
Feasting on joy, one laugh at a time.
Journeying through joy, one step, one smile at a time.
Spread joy as thick as you would Nutella
Dancing through life with joy in my heart
So that is it for our list of Joyful Quotes and Captions About Joy. We hope you found the perfect one!
About the Author
Laynni Locke
I am Laynni Locke, a Canadian writer, reader and traveller with a passion for sharing life’s moments on social media. Keeping friends and family in the loop of our lives though photos and videos has become an essential activity for most.
And it doesn’t matter if you are travelling, celebrating a special occasion or just appreciating day-to-day life, when you take that perfect photo you are going to need the perfect caption or quote before you share it. Which is why we started Routinely Shares, providing comprehensive lists of quotes and captions to cover every occasion, adventure or loved one.
With extensive experience as a travel writer, social media specialist and grant writer, I have made it my mission to curate the best and easiest to use lists for your next post.