“The great law of denial belongs to the powerful forces of life whether the case be one of coolish baked beans or an unrequited affection.”

“The great law of denial belongs to the powerful forces of life whether the case be one of coolish baked beans or an unrequited affection.”

“Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds.”

“It is not the straining for great things that is most effective it is the doing the little things the common duties a little better and better.”

“Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment or it will run to weeds.”

“The great law of denial belongs to the powerful forces of life whether the case be one of coolish baked beans or an unrequited affection.”

“What an immense power over the life is the power of possessing distinct aims. The voice the dress the look the very motions of a person define and alter when he or she begins to live for a reason.”

“Success for a woman means absolute surrender, in whatever direction. Whether she paints a picture, or loves a man, there is no division of labor possible in her economy. To the attainment of any end worth living for, a symmetrical sacrifice of her nature is compulsory upon her.”

“They don't take the Bible as a general thing, sailors don't; though I will say that I never saw the man at sea who didn't give it the credit of being an uncommon good yarn.("Kentucky's Ghost")”