In the poorest life makes heavenly living.
—Rose Terry Cooke.
To love is the great glory, the last culture, the highest happiness; to be loved is little in comparison.
—The Story of William and Lucy Smith, George S. Merriam.
To persevere in one’s duty, and to be silent, is the best answer to calumny.
—Washington.
I have lived to know that the secret of happiness is never to allow your energies to stagnate.
—Adam Clarke.
Entertaining is the finest of all the fine arts, and it cannot be done by proxy. It cannot be done by the cook, nor yet by the decorator. Let the hostess give her guests her personal interest, her sympathetic comprehension, and she will have then mastered the delicate and subtle art.
—Lilian Whiting.