Eleanor Roosevelt

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.

Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.

I have learned long ago to possess my soul in patience and accept the inevitable.

I have learned long ago to possess my soul in patience and accept the inevitable.

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. read more

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

It was a wife's duty to be interested in whatever interested her husband, whether it was politics, books, or a read more

It was a wife's duty to be interested in whatever interested her husband, whether it was politics, books, or a particular dish for dinner.