You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make earnest effort to confer that pleasure on others?
If good people would but make their goodness agreeable, and smile instead of frowning in their virtue, how many would they win to the good cause!
I praise Thee while my days go on;
I love Thee while my days go on!
Through dark and dearth, through fire and frost, With emptied arms and treasure lost,
I thank Thee while my days go on.
An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.
A scrip on my back, and a staff in my hand,
I march on in haste through an enemy's land;
The road may be rough, but it cannot be long;
And I'll smooth it with hope, and I'll cheer it with song.
CHILDREN.
Jesus was the first great teacher of men who showed a genuine sympathy for childhood. When He said "Of such is the kingdom of heaven," it was a revelation.
Children have more need of models than of critics.
