So of cheerfulness, or a good temper, the more it is spent, the more it remains.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Topics: Cheerfulness Quotes, Temper Quotes

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he...

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins.

Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle...

Music takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle...

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, He who has a...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and...

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth is to use it.

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat...

Language is fossil poetry

Language is fossil poetry

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife,...

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

The reason why all men honor love is because it looks up, and not down;...

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding.

Enthusiasm is a vital element toward the individual success of every man or woman.

Enthusiasm is a vital element toward the individual success of every man or woman.