Be Positive! That is something be are all told to do. But sometimes it can be the hardest of things to do, because we are encased by gray clouds and problems loom heavy on our horizons. Here are some cheering thoughts from some of the greatest thinkers throughout time.
To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with. Mark Twain
A friend is, as it were, a second self. Cicero
A faithful friend is the medicine of life. Ecclesiastics 6:16
By perseverance the snail reached the ark. Charles Spurgeon
Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself. St. Francis of Sales
The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up. Mark Twain
Very little is needed to make a happy life. Marcus Aurelius
Every cloud has a silver lining. English proverb
Let your hook always be cast; In the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
Ovid
The Earth is our Mother, and we are all her children. Hindu proverb
The sun is new each day. Heraclitus
A good laugh is sunshine in a house. William Makepeace Thackeray
So always look for the silver lining and try to find the sunny side of life.
P.G. Wodehouse
Ask yourself this question: “Will this matter a year from now?” Richard Carlson
Paradise is where I am. Voltaire
I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do. Willa Cather
What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. Aristotle
A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. St. Basil
There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. George Sand