Happiness and joy are not the same. For what does the fervent craving for joy mean? It does not mean that we wish at any cost to experience the psychic state of being joyful. We want to have reason for joy, for an unceasing joy that fills us utterly, sweeps all before it, exceeds all measure. Josef Pieper
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We want to be happy, but happiness is not the same as joy. Happiness comes along with joy, but the two are not the same thing. Happiness is an emotion that can be experienced at any time. It often happens when we feel good about ourselves, our lives and the world around us.

Joy is a feeling of deep satisfaction and contentment that occurs only when we know we have something good. It is a more profound and complete emotional state than happiness, which can occur at any time and give us a momentary burst of pleasure.

Source: Happiness And Contemplation

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