Joy is at its keenest when contrasted with sorrow, courage at its height when it follows fear, faith at its noblest when it grows from doubt. — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
There is no doubt about it that it is more difficult for a woman to follow a career than for a man. Through the centuries his time has been considered more valuable, and he has consequently been excused from wrestling… — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
even though disease and sorrow are all about us, health and happiness are the normal state of man. — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
The fascinating thing about ideals is that no sooner have we gained a desired peak than we find farther and higher peaks beyond. The… — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
It'll be with me like it was with Uncle Ned's ole ox, I reckon; he kep' a-goin' an' a-goin' till he died a-standin' up,… — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
Just as a pool of water cannot reflect the sky overhead when it is restless and disturbed, so we can never get a perfect… — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
we sometimes forget the influence of action upon thought. ... Smile, whistle, sing, play the part you want to be until you become the… — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
Cheerfulness is a debt we owe to society, in the paying of which we receive a generous discount. We can not open our hearts… — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
I can think of no habit, kept up through the years, that binds a married couple more than that of reading good books together.… — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
Some folks goes right under when trouble comes, but I carry mine fur an' easy. — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
any pursuit of happiness contrary to the common good is doomed to failure. — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
What can people not accomplish if they will but master the secret of steadfast perseverance. — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
happiness is a duty, not only because of its effect upon us but because of its influence upon others. — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
It is a terrifying as well as hopeful truth that we tend to bring into being in form whatever we fashion in thought. — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
