I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall till I die, to increase the stock of harmless cheerfulness

Quote by Charles Dickens

Topics: Cheerfulness Quotes

Probably every new and eagerly expected garment ever put on since clothes came in fell...

Probably every new and eagerly expected garment ever put on since clothes came in fell...

May not the complaint, that common people are above their station, often take its rise...

May not the complaint, that common people are above their station, often take its rise...

Black are the brooding clouds and troubled the deep waters, when the Sea of Thought,...

Black are the brooding clouds and troubled the deep waters, when the Sea of Thought,...

'Tis love that makes the world go round, my baby.

'Tis love that makes the world go round, my baby.

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done;...

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done;...

Gold, for the instant, lost its luster in his eyes, for there were countless treasures...

Gold, for the instant, lost its luster in his eyes, for there were countless treasures...

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.

The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.

The water of the fountain ran, the swift river ran, the day ran into evening,...

The water of the fountain ran, the swift river ran, the day ran into evening,...

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those...

It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those...

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the...

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the...

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

Let me feel now what sharp distress I may

Let me feel now what sharp distress I may

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning...

Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning...

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families

But in the end, science does not provide the answers most of us require. Its...

But in the end, science does not provide the answers most of us require. Its...

Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to...

Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to...