Joy

Famous quotes containing the word joy:

“Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 25:21.

“Give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning.”
—Bible: Hebrew Isaiah, 61:3.

“Ye Cupids, droop each little head,
Nor let your wings with joy be spread:
My Lesbia’s favourite bird is dead,
Whom dearer than her eyes she loved.”
—Catullus [Gaius Valerius Catullus] (84–54 B.C.)