May 13

Joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.—ISA. li, 3.

What then remains, but well our power to use,

And keep Good Humor still, whate'er we lose?

And trust me, dear, Good Humor can prevail,

When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail;

Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll,

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

POPE.

Cheerful looks make every dish a feast,

And 'tis that crowns a welcome.

MASSINGER.

True joy is a serene and sober motion: and they are miserably out that take laughing for rejoicing: the seat of it is within, and there is no cheerfulness like the resolutions of a brave mind.

SENECA.

The mind that is cheerful in its present state will be averse to all solicitude as to the future, and will meet the bitter occurrences of life with a placid smile.

HORACE.

Age without cheerfulness is a Lapland winter without a sun; and this spirit of cheerfulness should be encouraged in our youth, if we would wish to have the benefit of it in our old age.

COLTON.