old　man　declare　that；　apparently；　there　would　soon　be　nothing　but
  〃old　boys〃　left。　　Cheerfulness；　being　generous　and　genial；　joyous
  and　hearty；　is　never　the　characteristic　of　prigs。　　Goethe　used　to
  exclaim　of　goody…goody　persons；　〃Oh！　if　they　had　but　the　heart　to
  commit　an　absurdity！〃　　This　was　when　he　thought　they　wanted
  heartiness　and　nature。　　〃Pretty　dolls！〃　was　his　expression　when
  speaking　of　them；　and　turning　away。
  The　true　basis　of　cheerfulness　is　love；　hope；　and　patience。　　Love
  evokes　love；　and　begets　loving　kindness。　　Love　cherishes　hopeful
  and　generous　thoughts　of　others。　　It　is　charitable；　gentle；　and
  truthful。　　It　is　a　discerner　of　good。　　It　turns　to　the　brightest
  side　of　things；　and　its　face　is　ever　directed　towards　happiness。
  It　sees　〃the　glory　in　the　grass；　the　sunshine　on　the　flower。〃　　It
  encourages　happy　thoughts；　and　lives　in　an　atmosphere　of
  cheerfulness。　　It　costs　nothing；　and　yet　is　invaluable；　for　it
  blesses　its　possessor；　and　grows　up　in　abundant　happiness　in　the
  bosoms　of　others。　　Even　its　sorrows　are　linked　with　pleasures；　and
  its　very　tears　are　sweet。
  Bentham　lays　it　down　as　a　principle；　that　a　man　becomes　rich　in
  his　own　stock　of　pleasures　in　proportion　to　the　amount　he
  distributes　to　others。　　His　kindness　will　evoke　kindness；　and　his
  happiness　be　increased　by　his　own　benevolence。　　〃Kind　words；〃　he
  says；　〃cost　no　more　than　unkind　ones。　　Kind　words　produce　kind
  actions；　not　only　on　the　part　of　him　to　whom　they　are　addressed；
  but　on　the　part　of　him　by　whom　they　are　employed；　and　this　not
  incidentally　only；　but　habitually；　in　virtue　of　the　principle　of
  association。〃。。。。　　〃It　may　indeed　happen；　that　the　effort　of
  beneficence　may　not　benefit　those　for　whom　it　was　intended；　but
  when　wisely　directed；　it　MUST　benefit　the　person　from　whom　it
  emanates。　　Good　and　friendly　conduct　may　meet　with　an　unworthy　and
  ungrateful　return；　but　the　absence　of　gratitude　on　the　part　of　the
  receiver　cannot　destroy　the　self…approbation　which　recompenses　the
  giver；　and　we　may　scatter　the　seeds　of　courtesy　and　kindliness
  around　us　at　so　little　expense。　　Some　of　them　will　inevitably　fall
  on　good　ground；　and　grow　up　into　benevolence　in　the　minds　of
  others；　and　all　of　them　will　bear　fruit　of　happiness　in　the　bosom
  whence　they　spring。　　Once　blest　are　all　the　virtues　always；　twice
  blest　sometimes。〃　（4）
  The　poet　Rogers　used　to　tell　a　story　of　a　little　girl；　a　great
  favourite　with　every　one　who　knew　her。　　Some　one　said　to　her；　〃Why
  does　everybody　love　you　so　much？〃　　She　answered；　〃I　think　it　is
  because　I　love　everybody　so　much。〃　　This　little　story　is　capable
  of　a　very　wide　application；　for　our　happiness　as　human　beings；
  generally　speaking；　will　be　found　to　be　very　much　in　proportion　to
  the　number　of　things　we　love；　and　the　number　of　things　that　love
  us。　　And　the　greatest　worldly　success；　however　honestly　achieved；
  will　contribute　comparatively　little　to　happiness；　unless　it　be
  accompanied　by　a　lively　benevolence　towards　every　human　being。
  Kindness　is　indeed　a　great　power　in　the　world。　　Leigh　Hunt　has
  truly　said　that　〃Power　itself　hath　not　one　half　the　might　of
  gentleness。〃　　Men　are　always　best　governed　through　their
  affections。　　There　is　a　French　proverb　which　says　that；　〃LES
  HOMMES　SE　PRENNENT　PAR　LA　DOUCEUR；〃　and　a　coarser　English　one；　to
  the　effect　that　〃More　wasps　are　caught　by　honey　than　by　vinegar。〃
  〃Every　act　of　kindness；〃　says　Bentham；　〃is　in　fact　an　exercise　of
  power；　and　a　stock　of　friendship　laid　up；　and　why　should　not　power
  exercise　itself　in　the　production　of　pleasure　as　of　pain？〃
  Kindness　does　not　consist　in　gifts；　but　in　gentleness　and
  generosity　of　spirit。　　Men　may　give　their　money　which　comes　from
  the　purse；　and　withhold　their　kindness　which　comes　from　the　heart。
  The　kindness　that　displays　itself　in　giving　money；　does　not　amount
  to　much；　and　often　does　quite　as　much　harm　as　good；　but　the
  kindness　of　true　sympathy；　of　thoughtful　help；　is　never　without
  beneficent　results。
  The　good　temper　that　displays　itself　in　kindness　must　not　be
  confounded　with　softness　or　silliness。　　In　its　best　form；　it　is
  not　a　merely　passive　but　an　active　condition　of　being。　　It　is　not
  by　any　means　indifferent；　but　largely　sympathetic。　　It　does　not
  characterise　the　lowest　and　most　gelatinous　forms　of　human　life；
  but　those　that　are　the　most　highly　organized。　　True　kindness
  cherishes　and　actively　promotes　all　reasonable　instrumentalities
  for　doing　practical　good　in　its　own　time；　and；　looking　into
  futurity；　sees　the　same　spirit　working　on　for　the　eventual
  elevation　and　happiness　of　the　race。
  It　is　the　kindly…dispositioned　men　who　are　the　active　men　of　the
  world；　while　the　selfish　and　the　sceptical；　who　have　no　love　but
  for　themselves；　are　its　idlers。　　Buffon　used　to　say；　that　he　would
  give　nothing　for　a　young　man　who　did　not　begin　life　with　an
  enthusiasm　of　some　sort。　　It　showed　that　at　least　he　had　faith　in
  something　good；　lofty；　and　generous；　even　if　unattainable。
  Egotism；　scepticism；　and　selfishness　are　always　miserable
  companions　in　life；　and　they　are　especially　unnatural　in　youth。
  The　egotist　is　next…door　to　a　fanatic。　　Constantly　occupied　with
  self；　he　has　no　thought　to　spare　for　others。　　He　refers　to　himself
  in　all　things；　thinks　of　himself；　and　studies　himself；　until　his
  own　little　self　becomes　his　own　little　god。
  Worst　of　all　are　the　grumblers　and　growlers　at　fortunewho　find
  that　〃whatever　is　is　wrong；〃　and　will　do　nothing　to　set　matters
  rightwho　declare　all　to　be　barren　〃from　Dan　even　to　Beersheba。〃
  These　grumblers　are　invariably　found　the　least　efficient　helpers
  in　the　school　of　life。　　As　the　worst　workmen　are　usually　the
  readiest　to　〃strike；〃　so　the　least　industrious　members　of　society
  are　the　readiest　to　complain。　　The　worst　wheel　of　all　is　the
  one　that　creaks。
  There　is　such　a　thing　as　the　cherishing　of　discontent　until　the
  feeling　becomes　morbid。　　The　jaundiced　see　everything　about　them
  yellow。　　The　ill…conditioned　think　all　things　awry；　and　the　whole
  world　out…of…joint。　　All　is　vanity　and　vexation　of　spirit。　　The
  little　girl　in　PUNCH；　who　found　her　doll　stuffed　with　bran；　and
  forthwith　declared　everything　to　be　hollow　and　wanted　to　〃go　into
  a　nunnery；〃　had　her　counterpart　in　real　life。　　Many　full…grown
  people　are　quite　as　morbidly　unreasonable。　　There　are　those　who
  may　be　said　to　〃enjoy　bad　health；〃　they　regard　it　as　a　sort　of
  property。　　They　can　speak　of　〃MY　headache〃〃MY　backache；〃　and　so
  forth；　until　in　course　of　time　it　becomes　their　most　cherished
  possession。　　But　perhaps　it　is　the　source　to　them　of　much　coveted
  sympathy；　without　which　they　might　find　themselves　of
  comparatively　little　importance　in　the　world。
  We　have　to　be　on　our　guard　against　small　troubles；　which；　by
  encouraging；　we　are　apt　to　magnify　into　great　ones。　　Indeed；　the
  chief　source　of　worry　in　the　world　is　not　real　but　imaginary　evil
  small　vexations　and　trivial　afflictions。　　In　the　presence　of　a
  great　sorrow；　all　petty　troubles　disappear；　but　we　are　too　ready
  to　take　some　cherished　misery　to　our　bosom；　and　to　pet　it　there。
  Very　often　it　is　the　child　of　our　fancy；　and；　forgetful　of　the
  many　means　of　happiness　which　lie　within　our　reach；　we　indulge
  this　spoilt　child　of　ours　until　it　masters　us。　　We　shut　the　door
  against　cheerfulness；　and　surround　ourselves　with　gloom。　　The
  habit　gives　a　colouring　to　our　life。　　We　grow　querulous；　moody；
  and　unsympathetic。　　Our　conversation　becomes　full　of　regrets。　　We
  are　harsh　in　our　judgment　of　others。　　We　are　unsociable；　and　think
  everybody　else　is　so。　　We　make　our　breast　a　storehouse　of　pain；
  which　we　inflict　upon　ourselves　as　well　as　upon　others。
  This　disposition　is　encouraged　by　selfishness：　indeed；　it　is　for
  the　most　part　selfishness　unmingled；　without　any　admixture　of
  sympathy　or　consideration　for　the　feelings　of　those　about　us。　　It
  is　simply　wilfulness　in　the　wrong　direction。　　It　is　wilful；
  because　it　might　be　avoided。　　Let　the　necessitarians　argue　as　they
  may；　freedom　of　will　and　action　is　the　possession　of　every　man　and
  woman。　　It　is　sometimes　our　glory；　and　very　often　it　is　our　shame：
  all　depends　upon　the　manner　in　which　it　is　used。　　We　can　choose　to
  look　at　the　bright　side　of　things；　or　at　the　dark。　　We　can　follow
  good　and　eschew　evil　thoughts。　　We　can　be　wrongheaded　and
  wronghearted；　or　the　reverse；　as　we　ourselves　determine。　　The
  world　will　be　to　each　one　of　us　very　much　what　we　make　it。
  The　cheerful　are　its　real　possessors；　for　the　world　belongs
  to　those　who　enjoy　it。
  It　must；　however；　be　admitted　that　there　are　cases　beyond　the
  reach　of　the　moralist。　　Once；　when　a　miserable…looking　dyspeptic
  called　upon　a　leading　physician　and　laid　his　case　before　him；
  〃Oh！〃　said　the　doctor；　〃you　only　want　a　good　hearty　laugh：
  go　and　see　Grimaldi。〃　　〃Alas！〃　said　the　miserable　patient；
  〃I　am　Grimaldi！〃　　So；　when　Smollett；　oppressed　by　disease；
  travelled　over　Europe　in　the　hope