721 Quotes by Eleanor Roosevelt

Do one thing every day that scares you.

What one has to do usually can be done.

...so much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty, and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating and destructive effect upon society than the others.

Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.

No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.

Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness.

It's your life-but only if you make it so.

Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again.