"He is a fool who cannot be angry,but he is really a wise man who will not.''
The habit of keeping pleasant is indeed better than an income of a thousand dollars a year.The life without cheerfulness is like the sereve winter without the sun.
We all love cheerful company,but we are apt to forget that cheerfulness is a habit which can be cultivated by all.
We find it very difficult to be gay when we are in misery.It requires great courage.We should never forget that to be cheerful when it its not easy to be cheerful shows greatness.Thorny may be in our way,but how happy is the conqueror's song!
The perfection of cheerfulness consisits in the happy frame of mind. It is displaayed in good temper and kind behavior.It arises partly from personal goodness and partly from personal goodness of others. It sees the glory in the grass and the sunshine on the flower.It encourages happy thoughts,and lives in an atmosphere of peace.It costs nothing,and yet it is invaluable.It blesses its possessor,and addords a large measure of enjoyment to others. |
