February 7

To maintain a happy spirit, and to do so come what may, is to make sure of a great day every day. Wise old Shakespeare tells us that “a light heart lives long.” It seems that a happy spirit is a tonic for long life. Seneca, the old Roman, also a thinker rich in wisdom, sagely observed, “It is indeed foolish to be unhappy now because you may be unhappy at some future time.”