Quotes About Positivity

Don't curse the darkness - light a candle.

No matter what has happened, always behave as if nothing had happened.

So long as one does not despair, so long as one doesn't look upon life bitterly, things work out fairly well in the end.

Nothing is miserable unless you think it so.

I can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. It's all how you look at it.

Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.

Whatever evil befalls us, we ought to ask ourselves ... how we can turn it into good. So shall we take occasion, from one bitter root, to raise perhaps many flowers.

Learn to laugh at your troubles and you'll never run out of things to laugh at.

Keep your sense of humor. There's enough stress in the rest of your life to let bad shots ruin a game you're supposed to enjoy.

A chuckle a day may not keep the doctor away, but it sure does make those times in life's waiting room a little more bearable.

If I had no sense of humor, I should long ago have committed suicide.

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

I made a mistake today, I made a mistake yesterday. I think it's ... very important to ignore the negative.

The biggest quality in successful people I think is an impatience with negative thinking. ... How many opportunities come along? If you wait for the right one, that's wrong, because it may never be right, and what have you got to lose? Even if it's a disaster, you've tried, you've learned something, you've had an adventure. And that doesn't mean you can't do it again.

A smiling face is half the meal.

Resentment is weak and lowers your self-esteem.

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

Be on the lookout for mercies. The more we look for them, the more of them we will see.... Better to loose count while naming your blessings than to lose your blessings to counting your troubles.

Much unhappiness results from our inability to remember the nice things that happen to us.

Keep a grateful journal. Every night, list five things that you are grateful for. What it will begin to do is change your perspective of your day and your life.

Life may be hard, but it's also wonderful.

A man should always consider ... how much more unhappy he might be than he is.

I have gout, asthma, and seven other maladies, but am otherwise very well.

Seeds of discouragement will not grow in the thankful heart.