Eleanor Roosevelt ( 10 of 52 )
We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the read more
We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.
Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there
Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there
The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything read more
The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.
So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic read more
So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating effect.
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into read more
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
You must do the thing you think you cannot do
You must do the thing you think you cannot do
Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people
Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. read more
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
The kind of man who thinks that helping with the dishes is beneath him will also think that helping with read more
The kind of man who thinks that helping with the dishes is beneath him will also think that helping with the baby is beneath him, and then he certainly is not going to be a very successful father
A woman is like a teabag, you never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.
A woman is like a teabag, you never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.