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 preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there...

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there...

The difference between Socrates and Jesus? The great conscious and the immeasurably great unconscious.

The difference between Socrates and Jesus? The great conscious and the immeasurably great unconscious.

Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to...

Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to...

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

The purpose of man is in action, not thought.

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see

The great law of culture is: Let each become all that he was capable of...

The great law of culture is: Let each become all that he was capable of...

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

No pressure, no diamonds.

No pressure, no diamonds.

Man's unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his greatness; it is because there is an...

Man's unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his greatness; it is because there is an...

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

The spiritual is the parent of the practical.

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary...

There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary...

A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures.

A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures.

The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it,...

The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it,...

It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age...

It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age...

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its...

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.

Be happy. It's one way of being wise.