The Bright Side: The Book of Good CheerNoble and Noble, 1909 - 116 pages |
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... hand to some sadder friend . AND now the mists are lifting— The tides are rushing in ; " Tis sunrise on the mountains- Lo ! Life is yet to win ! WHAT do we live for , if it is not to make life less difficult to others ? GEORGE ELIOT ...
... hand to some sadder friend . AND now the mists are lifting— The tides are rushing in ; " Tis sunrise on the mountains- Lo ! Life is yet to win ! WHAT do we live for , if it is not to make life less difficult to others ? GEORGE ELIOT ...
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... hand well . JOSH BILLINGS . AFTER every storm the sun will smile , for every problem there is a solution , and the soul's indefens- ible duty is to be of good cheer . WILLIAM R. ALGER . THE mintage of Wisdom is to know that rest is rust ...
... hand well . JOSH BILLINGS . AFTER every storm the sun will smile , for every problem there is a solution , and the soul's indefens- ible duty is to be of good cheer . WILLIAM R. ALGER . THE mintage of Wisdom is to know that rest is rust ...
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... blame ? And fold the hands and acquiesce - O shame ! Stand up , speak out , and bravely , in God's name . Be Strong ! It matters not how deep intrenched the wrong , How hard the battle goes , the day how long 18 THE BRIGHT SIDE.
... blame ? And fold the hands and acquiesce - O shame ! Stand up , speak out , and bravely , in God's name . Be Strong ! It matters not how deep intrenched the wrong , How hard the battle goes , the day how long 18 THE BRIGHT SIDE.
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... hands that bruise the fallen , though their strength was made to raise The weaklings who have stumbled at the parting of the ways- All these should be forgiven , for they " know not what they do ; " Their hindrance makes a greater work ...
... hands that bruise the fallen , though their strength was made to raise The weaklings who have stumbled at the parting of the ways- All these should be forgiven , for they " know not what they do ; " Their hindrance makes a greater work ...
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... hand , Orders you are sure to land ; Keep hustling . If the merchant turns you down Do not leave him with a frown ; Keep hustling . If " that draft " does not arrive , Don't you fret ; you will survive ; Keep hustling . GEORGE LOARTS ...
... hand , Orders you are sure to land ; Keep hustling . If the merchant turns you down Do not leave him with a frown ; Keep hustling . If " that draft " does not arrive , Don't you fret ; you will survive ; Keep hustling . GEORGE LOARTS ...
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ALICE CARY ATLANTA CONSTITUTION beauty blessing BOSTON HERALD brave bright side CHARLES KINGSLEY cheer cloud comin courage creed Dear restless heart deed duty EDWARD EVERETT HALE EMERSON eyes face faith feel flower fret give glad God's grow happiness hath Heaven HENRY VAN DYKE hope JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE JOHN KENDRICK BANGS JOHN RUSKIN Keep a-goin Keep hustling keep the bright kind kindly laugh life's little more heart little song little things load LONGFELLOW look LUCY LARCOM MARY FRANCES BUTTS never night noble Old-fashioned Open the door pain PHILLIPS BROOKS pleasure pray rest RUSKIN shine sing skies somewhere sorrow soul stars strive strong success sunshine Suppose you try sweet tears thee There's things come right thou thought toil tomorrow trouble true truth try smiling Twill wait WASHINGTON STAR Whatsoever things word worry wrong
Popular passages
Page 69 - True worth is in being, not seeming — In doing each day that goes by Some little good — not in dreaming Of great things to do by and by. For whatever men say in their blindness, And spite of the fancies of youth, There's nothing so kingly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth.
Page 56 - For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
Page 91 - To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not rich...
Page 108 - The names of those who love the Lord." "And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so,
Page 107 - ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?
Page 55 - They do me wrong who say I come no more When once I knock and fail to find you in; For every day I stand outside your door, And bid you wake, and rise to fight and win. Wail not for precious chances passed away, Weep not for golden ages on the wane; Each night I burn the records of the day; At sunrise every soul is born again.
Page 5 - The year's at the spring And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn: God's in his heaven — All's right with the world!
Page 31 - Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.
Page 18 - Be strong! We are not here to play — to dream, to drift. We have hard work to do and loads to lift. Shun not the struggle — face it; 'tis God's gift.
Page 60 - Believe me, the talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well ; and doing well whatever you do, without a thought of fame.