“There is a huge difference between self-centered and self-nurturing. Don’t confuse them, dear one.”

“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.”

“There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.”

“It is amazing how lovely common things become, if one only knows how to look at them.”

“There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides; it is when they attend only to one that errors harden into prejudices.”

“Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.”

“There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.”

“Looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them.”