The Bright Side: The Book of Good CheerNoble and Noble, 1909 - 116 pages |
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... rest Beside the one it always loved the best . The darkest hour holds the brightest light . And all things come right . REYNALE S. PICKERING , IN " THE READER . Used by special permission of the publishers , The Bobbs - Merrill Company ...
... rest Beside the one it always loved the best . The darkest hour holds the brightest light . And all things come right . REYNALE S. PICKERING , IN " THE READER . Used by special permission of the publishers , The Bobbs - Merrill Company ...
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... is to be of good cheer . WILLIAM R. ALGER . THE mintage of Wisdom is to know that rest is rust , and that Real Life is in Love , Laughter and Work . ELBERT HUBBARD . THE SPRING CLEANING Now open up the windows of the THE BRIGHT SIDE 15.
... is to be of good cheer . WILLIAM R. ALGER . THE mintage of Wisdom is to know that rest is rust , and that Real Life is in Love , Laughter and Work . ELBERT HUBBARD . THE SPRING CLEANING Now open up the windows of the THE BRIGHT SIDE 15.
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... rest , Then do not worry ! CHARLES F. DEEMS . DAY BY DAY I HEARD a voice at evening softly say , Bear not thy yesterday into tomorrow , Nor load this week with last week's load of sor- row . Lift all thy burdens as they come , nor try ...
... rest , Then do not worry ! CHARLES F. DEEMS . DAY BY DAY I HEARD a voice at evening softly say , Bear not thy yesterday into tomorrow , Nor load this week with last week's load of sor- row . Lift all thy burdens as they come , nor try ...
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... rest an ' lay aside de load . But be humble , an ' don ' grumble , ' Case you sometimes slip an ' stumble , An ' seems to drap behin ' de res ' ob all de hustlin ' throng , Don't stop an ' staht a - whinin ' An ' a - whimperin ' an ' a ...
... rest an ' lay aside de load . But be humble , an ' don ' grumble , ' Case you sometimes slip an ' stumble , An ' seems to drap behin ' de res ' ob all de hustlin ' throng , Don't stop an ' staht a - whinin ' An ' a - whimperin ' an ' a ...
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... rest And don't , don't be criticizing to one wot knows the best ; He has given so many comforts He had de right to take away ; In Him be praise and glory , now and ebber : -Let us pray . THE MAN WHO DOES THERE are two kinds of persons ...
... rest And don't , don't be criticizing to one wot knows the best ; He has given so many comforts He had de right to take away ; In Him be praise and glory , now and ebber : -Let us pray . THE MAN WHO DOES THERE are two kinds of persons ...
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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.