What, indeed, does not that word "cheerfulness" imply? It means a contented spirit, it means a pure heart, it means a kind and loving disposition; it means humility and charity; it means a generous appreciation of others, and a modest opinion of self.
William Makepeace ThackerayWe pass by common objects or persons without noticing them; but the keen eye detects and notes types everywhere and among all classes.
William Makepeace ThackerayNever lose a chance of saying a kind word. As Collingwood never saw a vacant place in his estate but he took an acorn out of his pocket and planted it, so deal with your compliments through life. An acorn costs nothing, but it may spread into a prodigious timber.
William Makepeace ThackerayA woman's heart is just like a lithographer's stone; what is once written upon it cannot be rubbed out.
William Makepeace Thackeray