Some people act as if there were a penalty for carrying concealed troubles. They exhibit them at every opportunity, begging for sympathy, even condescending to accept pity. Such persons never realize that the very ones to whom they are complaining are often struggling under a burden greater than their own.

What can people not accomplish if they will but master the secret of steadfast perseverance.

There is an invariable law that the only way to keep the real things of life is by sharing them or giving them away.

There is no doubt about it that it is more difficult for a woman to follow a career than for a man. Through the centuries his time has been considered more valuable, and he has consequently been excused from wrestling with many of 'life's minor damnabilities.

Half of our sorrows come from setting exalted standards for people and then breaking our hearts when they fail to live up to them.

It is not what we have but what we do with what we have that constitutes the value of life.

Taking friendships for granted is one of the surest ways of ending them. Unless nourished, they tend to wither and die. Unless we earnestly desire its continuance we should never start a friendship any more than we would a love affair.