Elevation-Depression

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavour. (Thoreau)

If the heart of a man is depressed with cares, the mist is dispelled when a woman appears. (Gay)

If we didn't live venturously, plucking the wild goat by the beard, and trembling over precipices, we should never be depressed, I've no doubt; but already should be faded, fatalistic, and aged. (Virginia Woolf)

Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cure for depression. (Smith)

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. (Bible)