Mary Wilkins Freeman

"Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be."

"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

"The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been."

"A New England woman's definition of love is her duty."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

"We are all apt to believe what the world believes about us."

"The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does."

"Freedom is the right to choose one's own path."

"In every concealment there is also a disclosure."

"A woman's rebellion has to be in her heart or nowhere."

"Change is the only constant in life."

"The educated person has never stopped learning."

"Knowledge is the foundation of all good things."

"Hope is the only thing stronger than fear."

"Friendship is the greatest gift one can receive."

"Family bonds are unbreakable when forged in love."

"Peace comes from acceptance of what we cannot change."

"Nature teaches us more than books ever could."

"Art is the expression of the soul."

"Science reveals the hidden truths of the world."

"Music is the language of the heart."

"Faith is believing in what you cannot see."

"A leader serves those they lead."

"Work with purpose creates meaning in life."

"Dreams are the blueprints of our future."

"Humor lightens the burden of existence."

"Beauty is found in unexpected places."

"Death reminds us to live fully."

"Perseverance overcomes all obstacles."

"Gratitude transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary."