Douglas Thornton [an English Christian missionary to Cairo, Egypt with the Church Missionary Society from 1898-1907] was often more amusing than he tried to be. He had a delightful way of mixing up two kindred proverbs or idioms. Once he told his companions that he always had two strings up his sleeve. They then asked him if he had another card to his bow. Such exchanges enliven heavy committee eetings and create wholesome laughter.

Act enthusiastic and you become enthusiastic.

Feeling sorry for yourself, and you present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, 'I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.' That is why dogs make such a hit. They are so glad to see us that they almost jump out of their skins. So, naturally, we are glad to see them.

What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind. How true that is.

Science would like to tell us that people laugh because of the benign violation theory, but comedy doesn't have hard rules.

The growing "epidemic" of stress, lifestyle diseases, and autoimmune diseases has no root cause according to mainstream medicine, yet that root cause seems simple to us: it's really an epidemic of not loving the self.

Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it.

A great step toward independence is a good humored stomach.

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.

They also thought to drive away his distemper by harsh and surly carriages to him; sometimes they would deride, sometimes they would chide, and sometimes they would quite neglect him.

Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who likes challenges and difficult situations, then he has half his success achieved.