Ella Wheeler Wilcox Quotes

All love that has not friendship for its base Is like a mansion built upon the sand.

Laugh, and the world laughs with you;Weep, and you weep alone;For the sad old earth must borrow its ...

After the fierce midsummer all ablaze Has burned itself to ashes, and expires In the intensity of it...

UselessnessLet mine not be the saddest fate of all, To live beyond my greater self; to see My facu...

Love much. Earth has enough of bitter in it.

A weed is but an unloved flower.

Day's sweetest moments are at dawn.

Feast, and your halls are crowdedFast, and the world goes bySucceed and give, and it helps you liveB...

Laugh and the world laughs with you weep and you weep alone.

Advice"I must do as you do? Your way I ownIs a very good way, and still,There are sometimes two stra...

'Tis easy enough to be pleasant When life flows along like a song But the man worth while is the o...

Laugh and the world laughs with you Weep and you weep alone For the sad old earth must borrow its ...

There is no balking genius. Only death can silence it or hinder.

We flatter those we scarcely know,We please the fleeting guest;And deal full many a thoughtless blow...

It is easy to tell the toiler How best he can carry his packBut no one can rate a burden's weightUnt...

All Mad"'He is mad as a hare, poor fellow, And should be in chains,' you say,I haven't a doubt of yo...

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to kno...

All love that has not friendship for its base is like a mansion built upon the sand.

To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men.

We two make banquets of the plainest fareIn every cup we find the thrill of pleasure... For us life ...

Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes And men grow better as the world grows old.

I love your lips when they're wet with wine and red with wicked desire

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

It is easy enough to be pleasant when life flows by like a song. But the man worthwhile is one who ...

And from the discontent of man The world's best progress springs.

Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate As the voyage along thru life 'Tis the will of the ...

'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the o...

The two kinds of people on earth that I mean Are the people who lift and the people who lean.

Talk happiness. The world is sad enough without your woe. No path is wholly rough.

When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs the...

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve o...

All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon the sand.

In time the earth will be inhabited by almost god-like beings who shall analyze and discuss the remn...

No difficulty can discourage, no obstacle dismay, no trouble dishearten the man who has acquired the...

After the fierce midsummer all ablaze Has burned itself to ashes, and expires In the intensity of it...

The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vis...

Whatever is-is best.

We flatter those we scarcely know We please the fleeting guest And deal full many a thoughtless bl...

Moon and SeaYou are the moon, dear love, and I the sea:The tide of hope swells high within my breast...

A poor original is better than a good imitation.

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.

So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is a...

All love that has not friendship for its base is like a mansion built upon the sand.

Laugh, and the world laughs with you;Weep, and you weep alone;For the sad old earth must borrow its ...

Change is the watchword of progression. When we tire of well-worn ways we seek for new. This restle...

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

No question is ever settled until it is settled right.

Though smooth be the heartless prayer no ear in heaven will mind it And the finest phrase falls de...

With every deed you are sowing a seed though the harvest you may not see.

Why, even Death stands still and waits an hour for such a will.