Quotes of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps - somelinesforyou

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system? ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system? ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ Sweetest the strain when in the songThe singer has been lost. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ Sweetest the strain when in the songThe singer has been lost. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world's ignorance and press for admission. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ Sweetest the strain when in the songThe singer has been lost. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system? ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system? ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world's ignorance and press for admission. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system? ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system? ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world's ignorance and press for admission. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world's ignorance and press for admission. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system? ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system? ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ Sweetest the strain when in the songThe singer has been lost. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ 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. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

“ A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world's ignorance and press for admission. ”

- Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
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