A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

— Solomon

A cheerful temper, joined with innocence, will make beauty attractive, knowledge delightful, and wit good-natured. It wi…

— Addison

Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, altogether past calculation its powers of endurance. Efforts, to be permanentl…

— Carlyle

Oh, give us the man who sings at his work.

— Carlyle

Every one must have felt that a cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around; and most …

— Sir J. Lubbock

do not brood over fond hopes unrealized until a chain is fastened on each thought and wound around the heart. Nature int…

— A. Helps