It is only the women whose eyes have been washed clear with tears who get the broad vision that makes them little sisters to all the world.

The comfortable and comforting people are those who look upon the bright side of life; gathering its roses and sunshine and making the most that happens seem the best.

In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do.

Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.

There isn't a single human being who hasn't plenty to cry over, and the trick is to make the laughs outweigh the tears.

There is no weapon in the feminine armory to which men are so vulnerable as they are to a smile.

The price of indulging yourself in your youth in the things you cannot afford is poverty and dependence in your old age.