A quotation from Bible, vol. 1, Old Testament:

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A joyful heart helps healing,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
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https://wist.info/bible-ot/4522/

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Proverbs 17:22 [CEB (2011)] - Bible, vol. 1, Old Testament | WIST Quotations

A joyful heart helps healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. Alternate translations: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones. [KJV (1611)] Being cheerful keeps you healthy. It is slow death to be gloomy all the time. [GNT (1976)] A…

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A quotation from Child, Lydia Marie:

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Cheerfulness is to the spiritual atmosphere what sunshine is to the earthly landscape. I am resolved to cherish cheerfulness with might and main.
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https://wist.info/child-lydia-marie/58624/

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