328 Quotes by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Give of thy love, nor wait to know the worth Of what thou lovest; and ask no returning. And wheresoe’er thy pathway leads on earth, There thou shalt find the lamp of love-light burning.

To sin by silence, when we should protest, Makes cowards out of men.

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.

Earth is the anteroom of Heaven, if we choose to see it so.

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

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

What can be said in New Year rhymes, That's not been said a thousand times? The new years come, the old years go, We know we dream, we dream we know.

Talk not of the river or lake,To those who have looked on the sea.

Immortal life is something to be earned, By slow self-conquest, comradeship with Pain, And patient seeking after higher truths.