A cheerful person lives upon hope ; a desponding one, upon fear; the one enjoys, the other suffers all things: the life of the one is a scene of vigor and accomplishment; that of the other, of feebleness and defeat; the one makes all around him happy ; the other, miserable; while the one pleases God, and honors religion and humanity, the other offends all, injures all, and will at length be cast off by all.
The point
A cheerful, hopeful life brings vigor and blessing to all, while despondency brings misery.
