Talk happiness. The world is sad enough without your woe. No path is wholly rough.
Interpretation
Focus on spreading joy, as the world already has enough sadness.
The quote by Ella Wheeler Wilcox encourages individuals to emphasize positivity and happiness in their conversations and interactions. It highlights the idea that the world is filled with sadness, and by consciously choosing to talk about happiness, one can contribute to a more uplifting atmosphere, reminding us that every journey has its challenges but also moments of joy that can be shared.
In practice
A motivational speaker might use this quote to inspire their audience to focus on positive dialogue.
Sweep up the debris of decaying faith; _x000D_ Sweep down the cobwebs of worn-out out beliefs, _x000D_ And throw your soul wide open to the light of reason and of knowledge. _x000D_ Be not afraid _x000D_ To thrust aside half-truths and grasp the whole.
I am the voice of the voiceless; Through me the dumb shall speak. Till the deaf world's ears be made to hear. The wrongs of the wordless weak. And I am my brothers keeper, And I will fight his fights; And speak the words for beast and bird. Till the world shall set things right.
A weed is but an unloved flower.
So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.
'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.
Do you wish the world were happy? Then remember day by day, just to scatter seeds of kindness as you pass along the way. . . .
Joy must be one of the pivots of our life. It is the token of a generous personality. Sometimes it is also a mantle that clothes a life of sacrifice and self-giving. A person who has this gift often reaches high summits. He or she is like sun in a community.
I have never gone on a real trip, never taken a holiday. The best holiday for me is spent in my workshops when nearly everybody else is on vacation.
Joy is a marvelous increasing of what exists, a pure addition out of nothingness.
Men have physical needs, and they have emotions. While physical needs are unsatisfied, they take first place; but when they are satisfied, emotions unconnected with them become important in deciding whether a man is to be happy or unhappy.
Universal happiness keeps the wheels steadily turning, truth and beauty can't.
Work and live to serve others, to leave the world a little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can. This is happiness.
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