George E. Woodberry Quotes

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problem of contentment.

The sense that someone else cares always helps because it is the sense of love.

To be faithful to your instincts and the impulses that carry you in the direction of the excellence you most desire and value ... surely that is to lead the noble life.

I am quite sure that no friendship yields its true pleasure and nobility of nature without frequent communication sympathy and service.

Always begin anew with the day just as nature does. It is one of the sensible things that nature does.

"Old times" never come back and I suppose it's just as well. What comes back is a new morning every day in the year and that's better.