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“Being Christian is not just obeying orders but means being in Christ, thinking like him, acting like him, loving like him; it means letting him take possession of our life and change it, transform it, and free it from the darkness of evil and sin. ... Let us show the joy of being children of God, the freedom that living in Christ gives us which is true freedom, the freedom that saves us from the slavery of evil, of sin and of death!”

Thinking Giving Mean Children Shows Christian Joy Order Evil Christ Sin Acting Darkness Our Lives Slavery Possession Child Of God Obeying True Freedom Life And Change

Author:Pope Francis

“There is no such thing as happiness. Life bends joy and pain, beauty and ugliness, in such a way that no one may isolate them. No one should want to. Perfect joy, or perfect pain, with no contrasting element to define them, would mean a monotony of consciousness, would mean death”

Way Want Should May Mean Pain Joy Perfect Consciousness Elements Ugliness Life Happiness Monotony Joy And Pain

Author:Jean Toomer

“Military weapons are the means used by the Sage to punish violence and cruelty, to give peace to troublous times, to remove difficulties and dangers, and to succor those who are in peril. Every animal with blood in its veins and horns on its head will fight when it is attacked. How much more so will man, who carries in his breast the faculties of love and hatred, joy and anger! When he is pleased, a feeling of affection springs up within him; when angry, his poisoned sting is brought into play. That is the natural law which governs his being”

“I have consciously sought after those things which make for value, order, richness, spirit and wonder, even though I am often unable to verbalize what I feel when I perceive something beautiful. Sometimes it's a pang or a sensation; at other times it is an awareness of joy and security or pure pleasure. In any event, it is a moment to be celebrated. Beauty justifies itself. The fact that it is beyond definition means nothing.”

“And what do I mean by the word 'perfection'? That I shall not try to explain but only say, 'Perfection makes me laugh.' Not cynically, I hasten to add, 'With joy.”

Trying Mean Joy Laughing Perfection Add Make Me Laugh

Book:At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches

Source: At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches

“The secret of pleasure in life, as distinct from its great triumphs of transcendent joy, is to live in a series of small, legitimate successes. By legitimate I mean such as are not accompanied by self-condemnation.”

Mean Self Success Joy Pleasure Secret Series Triumph Transcendent Condemnation

Author:Sydney Thompson Dobell

“A good Soul hath neither too great joy, nor too great sorrow: for it rejoiceth in goodness; and it sorroweth in wickedness. By the means whereof, when it beholdeth all things, and seeth the good and bad so mingled together, it can neither rejoice greatly; nor be grieved with over much sorrow.”

Mean Soul Together Joy Sorrow Goodness All Things Rejoice Wickedness Good And Bad Great Joy Good Souls

Author:Pythagoras

“There are very few joys in life greater than spontaneity. Spontaneity means to be in the moment; it means acting out of your awareness, not acting according to your old conditionings.”

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Author:Rajneesh

“Being on the path means we again meditate with joy. We deal with the suffering of life and the pain of existence without perfect enlightenment with a smile.”

Mean Pain Joy Suffering Perfect Deals Existence Path Enlightenment Intention

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Usually without realizing it, our ultimate peace starts and ends in the authority of God alone, which means the solution to living in joy, peace, and harmony with our fellow men has been here for all since the beginning of mankind and throughout civilization. I have yet to feel the urge to argue politics: it reminds me of getting off the freeway to sit in raging traffic.”

Men Feels Mean Has Beens Ends Joy Realizing Mankind Civilization Authority Solutions Ultimate Harmony Fellows Rage Arguing Urges Traffic Fellow Man Peace And Harmony Freeways

Author:Criss Jami

“For many students, school is an obligation, not a joy and a privilege. This means you need to ‘sell’ the learning to them.”

Needs Mean School Joy Students Sells Privilege Obligation

Book:Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind: Practical Strategies for Raising Achievement

Source: Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind: Practical Strategies for Raising Achievement

“Yoga is an ancient discipline in which physical postures, breath practice, meditation, and philosophical study are tools for achieving liberation. In my interpretation, achieving liberation in yoga means learning how to be present with everything that arises, whether it is pain or pleasure, sadness or joy, failure or success. And to be present with whatever arises, I believe we must not only be aware of what is arising but we must also be able to see all things that arise as equal, with detachment.”

Source: Moving Toward Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee

“Persuasion is effected through the medium of the hearers, when they shall have been brought to a state of excitement under the influence of speech; for we do not, when influenced by pain or joy, or partiality or dislike, award our decisions in the same way; about which means of persuasion alone, I declare that the system-mongers of the present day busy themselves.”

Way Mean Has Beens States Pain Joy Decision Influence Speech Busy Mediums Excitement Awards Dislike Persuasion Present Day Partiality

Book:Treatise on Rhetoric: Literally Translated from the Greek

Source: Treatise on Rhetoric: Literally Translated from the Greek