14+ Joyce Grenfell Quotes On Education, Friendship And Death

Joyce Grenfell was a British actress, comedienne, singer, and writer. She was best known for her comic monologues and songs, which she performed on stage, radio, and television. She was also a prolific author, writing several books of poetry, stories, and plays. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Joyce Grenfell on love, education, life.

They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. But then, when I put them on they tend to deteriorate with a very strange rapidity and one feels so sorry for them. — Joyce Grenfell

There is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, but there is the discovery of joy. — Joyce Grenfell

Weep if you must Parting is hell But life goes on So sing as well. — Joyce Grenfell

Happiness is the sublime moment when you get out of your corsets at night. — Joyce Grenfell

If I should go before the rest of you Break not a flower nor inscribe a stone, Nor when I'm gone speak in a Sunday voice But be the usual selves that I have known. Weep if you must, Parting is hell, But life goes on, So sing as well. — Joyce Grenfell

I have come to believe that giving and receiving are really the same. Giving and receiving - not giving and taking — Joyce Grenfell

I don't like those chiffon nighties ... they show your vest. — Joyce Grenfell

the thing I would wish for anybody I loved would be the possibility of never coming to the end of discovery. I think it is what makes life worth living. — Joyce Grenfell

Who do I like best, men or women? I think it really depends on what for! — Joyce Grenfell

We can never lose anything that is good, never lose love or the memories of great happiness because they are true. — Joyce Grenfell

I have a theory that I did most of my observing probably before I was twenty, stored it, and am still drawing on it. — Joyce Grenfell

Stately as a galleon, I sail across the floor,Doing the military two-step, as in the days of yore. — Joyce Grenfell

Progress everywhere today does seem to come so very heavily disguised as Chaos. — Joyce Grenfell

ideas are never scarce; it is only one's panic sense of limitation that blocks the way. — Joyce Grenfell

Life Lessons by Joyce Grenfell

1. Joyce Grenfell taught us to be kind and generous, to always look for the best in people and to never give up on our dreams.
2. She also showed us that humour can be a powerful tool to bring people together and to make difficult situations more bearable.
3. Finally, her work reminds us to never take life too seriously and to always find joy in the small moments.