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Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, altogether past calculation its powers of endurance. Efforts, to be permanently useful, must be uniformly joyous, a spirit all sunshine, graceful from very gladness, beautiful because bright.
— Carlyle
Carlyle
The point
Cheerfulness possesses wondrous strength and endurance beyond calculation; sustained effort with a joyous spirit, full of sunshine and grace, bears beauty and lasting value.
Audience
Adults
Tone
Inspiring · Uplifting · Hopeful
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under a minute · 33 words
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Variation 135 words
Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it better, will persevere in it longer, than the sad or sullen.