One who is sad brings suffering upon himself.
Sefer HaMidos, Depression, Part I §33
Through complete emunah you will reach the level of longing, in body and soul, for the service of Hashem.
Sefer HaMidos, Joy and Happiness, Part I §19
Through sadness Hashem is not with him.
Sefer HaMidos, Depression, Part I §14
One who is given to levity is surely far from the greatness of Hashem.
Sefer HaMidos, Joy and Happiness, Part I §13
Through song one can tell whether a person has accepted upon himself the yoke of Torah.
Sefer HaMidos, Song, Part I §4
One who has not rectified the sins of his youth, worries come upon him because of this.
Sefer HaMidos, Depression, Part I §1
When you enter the house of a gentile, sadness comes through this.
Sefer HaMidos, Depression, Part I §7
When you gladden the tzaddik, you will be able to serve Hashem with joy.
Sefer HaMidos, Joy and Happiness, Part I §15
Sadness comes through anger.
Sefer HaMidos, Depression, Part I §16
Through dancing and the movements you make with your body, joy is awakened in you.
Sefer HaMidos, Joy and Happiness, Part I §8
One who is sad should regularly give a gift to the tzaddik.
Sefer HaMidos, Depression, Part I §11
One must guard himself from sadness, so that he not come, Heaven forbid, to mourning.
Sefer HaMidos, Depression, Part II §2
Through crying out, distress is nullified.
Sefer HaMidos, Depression, Part I §32
Through joy the heart opens.
Sefer HaMidos, Joy and Happiness, Part I §2
The sadness in a person's heart comes when he senses his own wickedness, for the heart is what brings about all this;
the heart is the cause of everything, whether for good or the opposite.
Sefer HaMidos, Depression, Part II §1