Top 24 Quotes by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a Macaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.

You may choose your words like a connoisseur, And polish it up with art, But the word that sways, and stirs, and stays, Is the word that comes from the heart.

When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek the mountain view.

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.

Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes, and men grow better as the world grows old.

'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.

'Tis the set of the sail that decides the goal, and not the storm of life.

So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.

The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow.

All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon the sand.