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Had she been light, like you,
Of such a merry, nimble, stirring spirit,
She might ha' been read more
Had she been light, like you,
Of such a merry, nimble, stirring spirit,
She might ha' been a grandam ere she died;
And so may you, for a light heart lives long.
Cheered up himself with ends of verse
And sayings of philosophers.
Cheered up himself with ends of verse
And sayings of philosophers.
While there is a chance of the world getting through its troubles, I hold that a reasonable man has to read more
While there is a chance of the world getting through its troubles, I hold that a reasonable man has to behave as though he were sure of it. If at the end your cheerfulness in not justified, at any rate you will have been cheerful.
Cheerfulness removes the rust from the mind, lubricates our inward machinery, and enables us to do our work with fewer read more
Cheerfulness removes the rust from the mind, lubricates our inward machinery, and enables us to do our work with fewer creaks and ;groans. If people were universally cheerful, probably there wouldn't be half the quarreling or a tenth part of the wickedness ;there is. Cheerfulness, too, promotes health and immortality. Cheerful people live longest here on earth, afterward in our hearts.
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.
Cheer up, the worst is yet to come.
Cheerfulness in most cheerful people, is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline
Cheerfulness in most cheerful people, is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline
I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall till I die, to increase the stock of harmless cheerfulness.
I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall till I die, to increase the stock of harmless cheerfulness.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
