It is necessary to cultivate an habitual alacrity and cheerfulness, that in whatever state we may be placed by Providence, whether we are appointed to confer or receive benefits, to implore or to afford protection, we may secure the love of those with whom we transact.
Cheerful Quotes
How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spreads his claws, And welcomes little fishes in, With gently smiling jaws!
Let us be of good cheer, however, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those that never come.
You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.
Everyone must have felt that a cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around; and most of us can, as we choose, make of this world either a palace or a prison.
Not having enough sunshine is what ails the world. Make people happy and there will not be half the quarreling, or a tenth part of the wickedness there now is.
I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall till I die, to increase the stock of harmless cheerfulness.
And so of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more of it remains.
Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness – an open and noble temper.
Nothing will supply the want of sunshine to peaches, and, to make knowledge valuable, you must have the cheerfulness of wisdom. Whenever you are sincerely pleased, you are nourished.
