Elizabeth Stuart Phelps was a famous Writer from USA, who lived between August 31, 1844 and January 28, 1911. He/she became 66 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac virgo, who is known for Analyzing, Practical, Reflective, Observation, Thoughtful.
Our collection contains 7 quotes who is written / told by Elizabeth.
7 Famous quotes by 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 motion of a person, define and alter when he or she begins to live for a reason"
"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"
"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"
"It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner... I felt that I had suddenly acquired value to myself, to my family, and to the world"
"Surely it is one of the simplest laws of taste in dress, that it shall not attract undue attention from the wearer to the worn"
"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"
"Out of my discomforts, which were small enough, grew one thing for which I have all my life been grateful, the formation of fixed habits of work"
