David Hume: To be happy, the passions must be cheerful and gay, not gloomy and melancholy…

To be happy, the passions must be cheerful and gay, not gloomy and melancholy. A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow, real poverty.

In today’s wordsTo be happy, our emotions must be cheerful and bright, not gloomy and sad. A tendency toward hope and joy is real wealth; a tendency toward fear and sorrow is real poverty.