Eleanor Roosevelt Inspirational Quotes
Eleanor Roosevelt Inspirational Quotes
Happy International Women’s Day 2019!
It is hard to believe that one woman came up with so many words of wisdom. Thank you Eleanor Roosevelt!
“Well behaved women rarely make history”
“A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.”
“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.”
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.”
“I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.”
“Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.”
“Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart.”
“Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.”
“Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.”
“I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.”
“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”
“I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.”
“Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.”
“If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.”
“Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.”
“It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.”
“You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.”
“Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.”
“Do one thing that scares you today.”
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.”
“Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”
“I believe anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do.”
“One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.”
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost”
“It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”
“You must do things you think you cannot do.”
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
“Comparison is the thief of joy”
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.”
“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.”
“Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive.”