Mrs. Wiggs was a philosopher, and the sum and substance of her philosophy lay in keeping the dust off her rose-colored spectacles. Alice Hegan Rice More Quotes by Alice Hegan Rice More Quotes From Alice Hegan Rice Some folks goes right under when trouble comes, but I carry mine fur an' easy. Alice Hegan Rice furtroubleeasy No teaching that is not based on reason can be tolerated by critical minds, but the belief that an accident of blind force produces this highly organized world is far more fantastic than the theory that a Super Intelligence devised its ordered evolution. Alice Hegan Rice teachingmindworld Metaphysicians tell us that it is easier to get the body well than to get the mind to realize its wellness. Alice Hegan Rice wellnessbodymind 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 affair. Alice Hegan Rice desirefriendshipway All the higher forms of life have evolved from some one's ideal of justice, liberty or beauty; and the belief that nothing is too good to be true. Alice Hegan Rice libertybeliefjustice It seems a strange fact that it is almost more important for us to be happy ourselves than to try to make other people happy. By being happy we confer untold benefits upon our fellow men. Alice Hegan Rice happinessmenpeople Some people act as if there were a penalty for carrying concealed troubles. They exhibit them at every opportunity, begging for sympathy, even condescending to accept pity. Such persons never realize that the very ones to whom they are complaining are often struggling under a burden greater than their own. Alice Hegan Rice struggleopportunitypeople The fact that beauty is at one and the same time without cost and above price, robs it of the curse of possessiveness. Alice Hegan Rice costbeautyfacts 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, an' even then they had to push him over. Alice Hegan Rice diedunclesdeath Joy is at its keenest when contrasted with sorrow, courage at its height when it follows fear, faith at its noblest when it grows from doubt. Alice Hegan Rice sorrowdoubtjoy The hardest grief is often that which leaves no trace. Alice Hegan Rice hardestgrief we sometimes forget the influence of action upon thought. ... Smile, whistle, sing, play the part you want to be until you become the part you play. Alice Hegan Rice wantplayhappiness happiness is a duty, not only because of its effect upon us but because of its influence upon others. Alice Hegan Rice influencedutyhappiness even though disease and sorrow are all about us, health and happiness are the normal state of man. Alice Hegan Rice healthhappinessmen any pursuit of happiness contrary to the common good is doomed to failure. Alice Hegan Rice pursuitcommonhappiness 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. As for the children, every day was theirs, just as it should be in every corner of the world. Alice Hegan Rice one-daymenchildren
