Jimmy Carter Quotes

Joy is the triumph of life; it is the sign that we are living our true life as spiritual beings.

Contentment does not come from achievement. It comes from a relationship with the Lord.

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.

Happiness is only attained by the free will agreeing in its freedom to accord with the will of God.

Whatever your religion, you have to find internal happiness, which I found.

I don't know anyone who doesn't have an empty spot at the center of him, which must be filled in order to be really happy. That spot, like it or not, is reserved for God.

Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.

As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

The joy of the presence of Jesus, you must be able to give wherever you go. But you cannot give what you don't have. That's why you need a pure heart, a pure heart that you will receive as a fruit of your prayer, as a fruit of your oneness with Christ.

Put God first in your life, and you will live joyfully!

Remember, the first road to God is prayer, the second is joy.

I did not grow up in the church. I'm not a church-goer now. I'm a very spiritual person.

the more we are oppressed by the cross, the fuller will be our spiritual joy.

The one seeking to demonstrate the power of spiritual realization in everyday affairs should believe in Divine guidance... and that everything in life is controlled by love, harmony, and peace.

The soul is here for its own joy.

It is said that all people who are happy have God within them.

We can no more do without spirituality than we can do without food, shelter, or clothing.

I'm a spiritual person and a religious person. But for me, it's all a personal thing. I'm not someone who'll say, 'This is what I believe, and you should too!' It's more of an internal, quiet, grounded, fulfilling thing for me.

We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy.

Nothing is more important than reconnecting with your bliss. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real.

I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.

Happiness, contentment, the health and growth of the soul, depend, as men have proved over and over again, upon some simple issue, some single turning of the soul.

If God is in a life, it doesn't have to be big to be happy and to be important in His kingdom.

My mind to me a kingdom is, such present joys therein I find, that it excels all other bliss.