“To my mind the infelicities of which we see so much in life grow out of lack of time and patience to study and adjust our natures to those of others, though we have agreed in the sight of God… — Frances E. Willard Copy Share Image
Temperance is moderation in the things that are good and total abstinence from the things that are foul. — Frances E. Willard Copy Share Image
“The opacity of the mind, its inability to project itself into the realm of another's personality, goes a long way to explain the friction of life. If we would set down other people's errors to this rather than to malice prepense we should not only get more good out of life and feel more kindly toward our fellows, but doubtless… — Frances E. Willard Copy Share
“Another writer argued in an 1895 issue of the Cosmopolitan that by riding a bicycle, a woman would "become mistress of herself," transformed into… — Frances E. Willard Copy Share Image
In externals we advance with lightening express speed, in modes of thought and sympathy we lumber on in stage-coach fashion. — Frances E. Willard Copy Share Image
This seems to be the law of progress in everything we do; it moves along a spiral rather than a perpendicular; we seem to… — Frances E. Willard Copy Share Image
“We contended that whatever diminishes the sense of superiority in men makes them more manly, brotherly, and pleasant to have about; we felt sure that the bluff, the swagger, the bravado of young men would not outlive the mastery of the outdoor arts in which his sister is now successfully engaged...indeed, we felt that if she continued to improve after… — Frances E. Willard Copy Share
The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum. — Frances E. Willard Copy Share Image
I finally concluded that all failure was from a wobbling will rather than a wobbling wheel. — Frances E. Willard Copy Share Image
If women can organize missionary societies, temperance societies, and every kind of charitable organization... why not permit them to be ordained to preach the… — Frances E. Willard Copy Share Image
“That which caused the many failures I had in learning the bicycle had caused me failures in life; namely, a certain fearful looking for… — Frances E. Willard Copy Share Image
“In 1895, Ann Strong declared in the Minneapolis Tribune that bicycles were "just as good company as most husbands" and that when a bicycle… — Frances E. Willard Copy Share Image
