Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
» Concentration » “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.”
» Goals » “What an immense power over the life is the power of possessing distinct aims. The voice, the dress, the look, the very motion of a person, define and alter when he or she begins to live for a reason.”
» Grief » “Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system?”
» Happiness » “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.”
» Ideas » “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.”
