Ella Wheeler Wilcox Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“One ship drives east and other drives west by the same winds that blow. It's the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way they go.”

“So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.”

“Give us that grand word 'woman' once again, and let's have done with 'lady'; one's a term full of fine force, strong, beautiful, and firm, fit for the noblest use of tongue or pen; and one's a word for lackeys.”

“With care, and skill, and cunning art, She parried Time's malicious dart, And kept the years at bay, Till passion entered in her heart and aged her in a day!”

“All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon the sand.”

“A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.”

“The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vision and faith.”

“The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.”

“You may choose your words like a connoisseur, And polish it up with art, But the word that sways, and stirs, and stays, Is the word that comes from the heart.”

“The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow.”