Cheerfulness, it would appear, is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within, as on the state of things without and around us.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am cheerful. I don't know if I'm happy. There is a difference, you know.
Cheerfulness is a very great help in fostering the virtue of charity. Cheerfulness itself is a virtue.
I'm basically quite a cheerful person.
In my own life I know that my state of cheerfulness is a reliable gauge of my level of spiritual enlightenment at that moment. The more cheerful, happy, contented, and satisfied I am feeling, the more aware I am of my deep connection to Spirit.
Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
Cheerfulness, sir, is the principle ingredient in the composition of health.
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
There is inestimable blessing in a cheerful spirit. When the soul throws its windows wide open, letting in the sunshine, and presenting to all who see it the evidence of its gladness, it is not only happy, but it has an unspeakable power of doing good.
You know, the standard state for people is 'mildly pleasant.' Negative emotions are quite rare, and extremely positive emotions are rare. But people are mildly pleased most of the time, they're mildly tired a lot of the time, and they wish they were somewhere else a substantial part of the time - but mostly they're mildly pleased.
Thank God, I never was cheerful. I come from the happy stock of the Mathers, who, as you remember, passed sweet mornings reflecting on the goodness of God and the damnation of infants.
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