* Boredom is the root of all evil—the despairing refusal to be oneself.
- Søren Kierkegaard

* Efforts to be permanently useful must be uniformly joyous, a spirit all sunshine, graceful from very gladness, beautiful because bright.
o Thomas Carlyle, p. 48.

* Cheerful looks make every dish a feast.
o Philip Massinger, p. 48.

* Sweetness of spirit and sunshine is famous for dispelling fears and difficulties; patience is a mighty help to the burden-bearer.
o James Hamilton, p. 48.

* The most manifest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness.
o Micheleyquem Montaigne, p. 48.

* The soul that perpetually overflows with kindness and sympathy will always be cheerful.
o Parke Godwin, p. 48.

* You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make earnest effort to confer that pleasure on others?
o Lydia Maria Child, p. 49.

* 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!
o Archbishop James Usher, p. 49.

* Inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner, but all who come in contact with it.
- J. T. Fields