Taking friendships for granted is one of the surest ways of ending them. Unless nourished, they tend to wither and die. Unless we earnestly desire its continuance we should never start a friendship any more than we would a love… — Alice Hegan Rice Copy Share Image
The arbitrary division of one's life into weeks and days and hours seemed, on the whole, useless. There was but one day for the men, and that was pay day, and one for the women, and that was rent day.… — 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
