Noun
State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy settled down upon his spirit. Thirty yards of board fence nine feet high. Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden. Mark Twain
Take thy self-denials gaily and cheerfully, and let the sunshine of thy gladness fall on dark things and bright alike, like the sunshine of the Almighty. James Freeman Clarke
Dispose thyself to patience rather than to comfort, and to the bearing of the cross rather than to gladness. Thomas à Kempis
Sadness and gladness succeed each other. French Proverb
A man of gladness seldom falls into madness. Latin Proverb
Wine, women and food give gladness to the heart. Egyptian Proverb