Ella Wheeler Wilcox quotes

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"'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."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Life Smile Man Men
"There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Soul Chance Destiny Fate
"And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Smile Tears Earth Through Worth
"Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Motivational Work You Power
"With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
You Harvest See Seed
"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."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Sad Art World Wind
"All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon the sand."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Love Friendship Sand Like
"No difficulty can discourage, no obstacle dismay, no trouble dishearten the man who has acquired the art of being alive. Difficulties are but dares of fate, obstacles but hurdles to try his skill, troubles but bitter tonics to give him strength; and he rises higher and looms greater after each encounter with adversity."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Art Strength Man Adversity
"A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ahead Back Kick Miles
"One ship drives east and other drives west by the same winds that blow. It's the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way they go."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Way Ship Go Sails
"Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes, and men grow better as the world grows old."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Love World Hate Better
"A weed is but an unloved flower."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Flower Gardening Weed Unloved
"The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Wisdom Mind Happy Greatness
"With care, and skill, and cunning art, She parried Time's malicious dart, And kept the years at bay, Till passion entered in her heart and aged her in a day!"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Art Heart Time Day
"Let there be many windows to your soul, that all the glory of the world may beautify it."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
World Soul Glory Your
"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."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Success Grace Face Memory
"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."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Men View New Craving
"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."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Art Heart You Words
"It has ever been since time began, and ever will be, till time lose breath, that love is a mood - no more - to man, and love to a woman is life or death."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Life Love Death Man
"The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Grow Spark Divine Thee Dwells
"The splendid discontent of God With chaos made the world. And from the discontent of man The worlds best progress springs."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Best God Man World
"Give us that grand word 'woman' once again, and let's have done with 'lady'; one's a term full of fine force, strong, beautiful, and firm, fit for the noblest use of tongue or pen; and one's a word for lackeys."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Beautiful Pen Woman Us
"The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vision and faith."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Life Faith Good Man
"Earth is the anteroom of Heaven, if we choose to see it so."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Heaven Earth See Choose
"There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Inspirational Motivational Perseverance
"There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Inspirational Motivational Perseverance
"Let no man pray that he know not sorrow, Let no soul ask to be free from pain, For the gall of to-day is the sweet of to-morrow, And the moment's loss is the lifetime's gain."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Inspirational Sweet Pain
"It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always comes with years, and the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through the tears."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Life Smile Song
"The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Happiness Uplifting Kindness
"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."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
God Art Kindness
"To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Leadership Freedom Business
"I am the voice of the voiceless; Through me the dumb shall speak. Till the deaf world's ears be made to hear. The wrongs of the wordless weak. And I am my brothers keeper, And I will fight his fights; And speak the words for beast and bird. Till the world shall set things right."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Inspiring Brother Fighting
"There's one sad truth in life I've found While journeying east and west - The only folks we really wound Are those we love the best. We flatter those we scarcely know, We please the fleeting guest, And deal full many a thoughtless blow To those who love us best."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Relationship Smile Im Sorry
"With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Inspirational Life Helping Others
"One ship drives east and another drives west With the selfsame winds that blow. Tis the set of the sails And not the gales Which tells us the way to go. Like the winds of the seas are the ways of fate, As we voyage along through the life: Tis the set of a soul That decides its goal, And not the calm or the strife."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Life Fate Blow
"A weed is but an unloved flower."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Weed Flower Acceptance
"A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Sports Teamwork Business
"The two kinds of people on earth are the people who lift and the people who lean."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Two People Earth
"Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Inspirational Motivational Positive
"It is easy to tell the toiler How best he can carry his pack But no one can rate a burden's weight Until it has been on his back"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Pride Weight Easy
"Hell is wherever Love is not, and Heaven Is Love's location. No dogmatic creed, No austere faith based on ignoble fear Can lead thee into realms of joy and peace. Unless the humblest creatures on the earth Are bettered by thy loving sympathy Think not to find a Paradise beyond."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Life Love Is Thinking
"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."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Art May Connoisseur
"I Love your lips when they're wet with wine and red with wicked desire."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Sexy Love You Wine
"There is no satisfaction that can compare with looking back across the years and finding you've grown in self-control, judgment, generosity, and unselfishness."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Self Years Generosity
"Use all your hidden forces. Do not miss The purpose of this life, and do not wait For circumstance to mould or change your fate."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Motivational Fate Waiting
"'Tis the set of the sail that decides the goal, and not the storm of life."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Inspirational Funny Goal
"A poor original is better than a good imitation."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Originality Imitation Poor
"Don't look for flaws as you go through life and even when you find them it is wise and kind to be somewhat blind, and look for the virtue behind them."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Wise Wisdom Looks
"Talk happiness. The world is sad enough without your woe. No path is wholly rough."
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Happiness Sadness World

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