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“Thou hast put gladness in my heart.”
Gladness is located inwardly, contrasting an inner form of contentment with happiness dependent only on visible abundance.
Source note: Psalm 4:7 in the King James Version; opening clause of the verse.
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“Sweet is the lore which Nature brings.”
Nature is presented as a source of knowledge that can complement formal study by training attention and receptiveness.
Source note: The Tables Turned; the line follows Wordsworth’s claim that a vernal wood can teach moral insight.
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“Get into the habit of being orderly and neat.”
Order is treated as trainable behavior that reduces avoidable friction and supports reliability in work, study, and shared environments.
Source note: Character Building, “Some Great Little Things,” Project Gutenberg #60484. Washington tells students to make order and neatness habitual in crowded rooms, immediately before his advice to work and close doors quietly.
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“The foundation of success in life is good health.”
Achievement is treated as dependent on the physical capacity to work, think, and sustain effort rather than as a purely financial or professional matter.
Source note: The Art of Money Getting; Barnum places health before the business maxims that follow.
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“Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.”
Wordsworth describes long attention to nature as a dependable source of memory, quietness, and moral perspective.
Source note: Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey.
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“Very little indeed is necessary for living a happy life.”
The line challenges the assumption that a good life requires constant accumulation or ideal circumstances.
Source note: Meditations, Book VII, in George Long’s translation.