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Love is the light and sunshine of life.

If our life be one of toil and of suffering, if the world outside be cold and dreary, what a pleasure to return to the sunshine of happy faces and the warmth of hearts we love.

We love the ticking of the clock, and the flicker of the fire, like the sound of the cawing of rooks, not so much for any beauty of their own as for their associations.

Whatever may be the subject of our choice, we shall find enough, and more than enough, to repay the devotion of a lifetime.

So far is a thorough love and enjoyment of travel from interfering with the love of home, that perhaps no one can thoroughly enjoy his home who does not sometimes wander away.

Every one must have felt that a cheerful friend is like a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around; and most of us can, as we choose, make of this world either a palace or a prison.

In reading, however, it is most important to select subjects in which one is interested.

Without water no landscape is complete, while overhead the clouds add beauty to the heavens themselves.

Any one who will sit down quietly on the grass and watch a little will be indeed surprised at the number and variety of living beings, every one with a special history of its own, every one offering endless problems of great interest.

It has been the happy combination of art and science which has trained us to perceive the beauty which surrounds us.

Moreover, whatever our occupation or profession in life may be, it is most desirable to create for ourselves some other special interest.

Even if we are alone, we store up our enjoyment in hope of sharing it hereafter with those we love.

I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.

Find happiness in ordinary things. The weight you carry on your shoulders needs a break. A little positivity in your thoughts will help you carry greater struggle with hope and energy. Noticing a little joyful thing when you are hurt helps a lot.

Your life isn't meant to be a checklist given by others. Give yourself permission to experience life beyond accomplishing something. It's a delicate balance of achieving goals and being present to enjoy the moment. Do good and feel alive.

Life becomes better and days become lighter when you focus more on appreciating little things and less on big worries. At some point you realise that peace is more important than trying to please others. Genuine people, happy heart and good health are real luxuries.

Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy together.

Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you alone, Yahweh, make me live in safety.

I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Know that Yahweh, he is God. It is he who has made us, and we are his. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Yahweh has done great things for us, and we are glad.