Pluck up thy spirits, look cheerfully upon me.
Here, love, thou seest how diligent I am
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Pluck up thy spirits, look cheerfully upon me.
Here, love, thou seest how diligent I am
To dress thy meat myself and bring it thee.

Cheerfulness is health; its opposite, melancholy, is disease

Cheerfulness is health; its opposite, melancholy, is disease

Cheerfulness in most cheerful people, is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline

Cheerfulness in most cheerful people, is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline

Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but will enable you to bring read more

Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but will enable you to bring comfort and help to the weak-hearted and will console you in the sad hours

The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness.

The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness.

A cheerful life is what the Muses love,
A soaring spirit is their prime delight.

A cheerful life is what the Muses love,
A soaring spirit is their prime delight.

Cheerfulness in most cheerful people, is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.

Cheerfulness in most cheerful people, is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.

Had she been light, like you,
Of such a merry, nimble, stirring spirit,
She might ha' been read more

Had she been light, like you,
Of such a merry, nimble, stirring spirit,
She might ha' been a grandam ere she died;
And so may you, for a light heart lives long.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health, and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health, and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.