The Bright Side: The Book of Good CheerNoble and Noble, 1909 - 116 pages |
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... sweet will surely find A smile that is just as sweet . For life is the mirror of king and slave ; ' Tis just what we are and do ; Then give to the world the best you have , And the best will come back to you . MADELINE S. BRIDGES . WHO ...
... sweet will surely find A smile that is just as sweet . For life is the mirror of king and slave ; ' Tis just what we are and do ; Then give to the world the best you have , And the best will come back to you . MADELINE S. BRIDGES . WHO ...
Page 13
... sweet and the flowers are fair ; Joy is abroad in the world today , If our door is wide , it may come this way- Open the door ! Open the door , let in the sun ; He hath a smile for every one ; He hath made of the raindrops gold and gems ...
... sweet and the flowers are fair ; Joy is abroad in the world today , If our door is wide , it may come this way- Open the door ! Open the door , let in the sun ; He hath a smile for every one ; He hath made of the raindrops gold and gems ...
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... sweet for stranger and kin ; It will make the halls of the heart so fair That angels may enter unaware- Open the door ! REAL LIFE To know that there are some souls , hearts and minds , here and there who trust us and whom we trust ...
... sweet for stranger and kin ; It will make the halls of the heart so fair That angels may enter unaware- Open the door ! REAL LIFE To know that there are some souls , hearts and minds , here and there who trust us and whom we trust ...
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... sweet to paralyze the " knocker ” on the spot- Speak kindly of his victim if you know the man or not . The eyes that peek and peer to find the worst a brother holds , The tongue that speaks in bitterness , that frets and fumes and ...
... sweet to paralyze the " knocker ” on the spot- Speak kindly of his victim if you know the man or not . The eyes that peek and peer to find the worst a brother holds , The tongue that speaks in bitterness , that frets and fumes and ...
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... sweet and tender - that is doing good ; ' Tis doing what no other kind deed could . JOYOUSNESS is nature's garb of health . LAMARTINE . THANK God for the man who is cheerful In spite of life's troubles , I say ; Who sings of a bright ...
... sweet and tender - that is doing good ; ' Tis doing what no other kind deed could . JOYOUSNESS is nature's garb of health . LAMARTINE . THANK God for the man who is cheerful In spite of life's troubles , I say ; Who sings of a bright ...
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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
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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.