Abigail Adams
Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
I would rather be a little nobody, than to be an evil somebody.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it.
The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it’s beauty.
Nothing truly valuable can be achieved except by the unselfish cooperation of many individuals.
I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.
When we have to reply to some one who speaks harshly to us, we must always do it with gentleness. If we are angry, it is better to keep silence.
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.
You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
Happiness is a state of activity.
Anybody can become angry — that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
[fusion_text]Never ruin an apology with an excuse.[/fusion_text]