Whether planned or not humor takes our mind off of our troubles.
A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.
It's part of the calling to at least do a few songs in the show that give people some hope. There's so much hurt in this world and... music is such a great healing balm and a great way to forget your troubles.
I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it.
The voice collects and translates your bad physical health your emotional worries your personal troubles.
Every age has its happiness and troubles.
Man is fond of counting his troubles but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.
The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about is happiness enough to get their work done.
When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.
I am an old man and have known a great many troubles but most of them never happened.
God will not permit any troubles to come upon us unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty.
Ask those who love Him with a sincere love and they will tell you that they find no greater or prompter relief amid the troubles of their life than in loving conversation with their Divine Friend.
If you will call your troubles experiences and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you you will grow vigorous and happy however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.
I should like to suggest to you that the cause of all the economic troubles is that we have an economic system which tries to maintain an equality of value between two things which it would be better to recognise from the beginning as of unequal value.
A friend said to me 'Be glad for your troubles - they strengthen you.' Well if that's the truth I'm going to be so strong they'll have to beat me to death!
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
Many people and governments share the mistaken belief that science with new ingenious devices and techniques can rescue us from the troubles we face without our having to mend our ways and change our patterns of activity. This is not so.