All depends on your viewpoint. Eternal verities are mere banal cliches to a cynical mind, but a cynical mind is a limited mind. All true spiritual writings are scoffed at by cynical minds, which have neither the goodwill nor the vision to respond to what is being offered in those writings.

Dewey is right: A positive mental attitude is the number one form of wealth and abundance in this world, and it leads to every good thing imaginable. It is the open door, the step forward, the extended hand in friendship and cooperation, the engine of useful accomplishment.