Quotes with cheerful

  • 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.
  • I went out to Charing Cross to see Major General Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could in that condition.
  • Curiosity ... endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in their own mode of life which springs from their cheerful willingness to let life take the form it will.

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  • Benjamin Franklin A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • Beverly Sills A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.
    Beverly Sills
    American operatic soprano (1929 - 2007)
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  • Norman Douglas A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.
    Norman Douglas
    British Author (1868 - 1952)
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  • Edwin P. Whipple Cheerfulness in most cheerful people, is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.
    Edwin P. Whipple
    American essay writer (1819 - 1886)
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  • Lydia M. Child Childhood itself is scarcely more lovely than a cheerful, kindly, sunshiny old age.
    Lydia M. Child
    American Abolitionist, Writer, Editor (1802 - 1880)
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  • Alistair Cooke Curiosity ... endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in their own mode of life which springs from their cheerful willingness to let life take the form it will.
    Alistair Cooke
    British journalist (1908 - 2004)
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  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Every man must patiently bide his time. He must wait - not in listless idleness but in constant, steady, cheerful endeavors, always willing and fulfilling and accomplishing his task, that when the occasion comes he may be equal to the occasion.
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    American poet (1807 - 1882)
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  • Alice Walker Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of their own conception and realize a partnership in the creation of the Universe that keeps them responsible and cheerful.
    Alice Walker
    American Author, Critic (1944 - 1982)
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  • Martha Washington I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.
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  • Martha Washington I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.
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  • Samuel Pepys I went out to Charing Cross to see Major General Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could in that condition.
    Samuel Pepys
    English administrator of the navy and Member of Parliament (1633 - 1703)
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  • W. H. Auden It is already possible to imagine a society in which the majority of the population, that is to say, its laborers, will have almost as much leisure as in earlier times was enjoyed by the aristocracy. When one recalls how aristocracies in the past actually behaved, the prospect is not cheerful.
    W. H. Auden
    American poet (1907 - 1973)
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  • A. Cornelius Celsus Live in rooms full of light; Avoid heavy food; Be moderate in the drinking of wine; Take massage, baths, exercise, and gymnastics; Fight insomnia with gentle rocking or the sound of running water; Change surroundings and take long journeys; Strictly avoid frightening ideas; Indulge in cheerful conversation and amusements; Listen to music.
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  • Charles Dickens Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at last for all of us.
    Charles Dickens
    English writer (1812 - 1870)
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  • St. Augustine of Hippo O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.
    St. Augustine of Hippo
    Roman African Christian theologian and philosopher (354 - 430)
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  • Thomas Arnold One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity of life seems out of place. At midday the sun may burn, and men labor under it; but the morning and evening should be alike calm and cheerful.
    Thomas Arnold
    English educator and historian (1795 - 1842)
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  • Tryon Edwards Some men are born old, and some men never seem so. If we keep well and cheerful, we are always young and at last die in youth even when in years would count as old.
    Tryon Edwards
    American theologian (1809 - 1894)
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  • Christian Nevell Bovee The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness.
    Christian Nevell Bovee
    American writer
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  • Elbert Hubbard The cheerful loser is the winner.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • Albert Pike The eyes of the cheerful and of the melancholy man are fixed upon the same creation; but very different are the aspects which it bears to them.
    Albert Pike
    American attorney, soldier, writer, and Freemason (1809 - 1891)
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