Elise Boulding Quotes

Jean was visited by one of her rare moments of happiness, one of those moments when the goodness of God was so real to her that it was like taste and scent; the rough strong taste of honey in the comb and the scent of water. Her thoughts of God had a homeliness that at times seemed shocking, in spite of their power, which could rescue her from terror or evil with an ease that astonished her.

I have to keep reminding myself: If you give your life to God, he doesn't promise you happiness and that everything will go well. But he does promise you peace. You can have peace and joy, even in bad circumstances.

There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth.

Nothing but religion is capable of changing pains into pleasures.

When the Christian doesn't find joy on account of his happenings, he can always find joy in spite of them.

You have to look for the joy. Look for the light of God that is hitting your life, and you will find sparkles you didn't know were there.

Suddenly I heard the words of Christ and understood them, and life and death ceased to seem to me evil, and instead of despair I experienced happiness and the joy of life undisturbed by death.

If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted in the faith, you will encounter, even amid setbacks and suffering, the source of true happiness and joy. Faith does not run counter to your highest ideals; on the contrary, it elevates and perfects those ideals. Dear young people, do not be satisfied with anything less than Truth and Love, do not be content with anything less than Christ.

Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.

Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.

God's children and their happiness are my reasons for being.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

The good news is that even though we walk through this valley of death, we don't have to fear, at least not for ourselves! Unfortunately, there is no way to skip over the valley altogether, we must face death and the evidence of evil all around us. But there will come a day... And what a day that will be!

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.

I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me.

If the world's a veil of tears, Smile till rainbows span it.

Happiness is a great power of holiness. Thus, kind words, by their power of producing happiness, have also a power of producing holiness, and so of winning men to God.

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.

There's no anger ever in a spiritual. There's always the dream of a hope of a better day coming. That God understands the troubles that I'm experiencing.

I tend to say faith is believing in life, and as I love life, I try to do the best with it, make it as serene and joyous as possible.

I wanted to write a commentary on the Bible, to write about the Talmud, about celebration, about the great eternal subjects: love and happiness.

Religion will prove to the believer a comforter and a sure guide to the fountain of true happiness.

If Heaven exists, to know that there's laughter, that would be a great thing.

I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today!