Carolyn Wells
Carolyn Wells
Carolyn Wellswas an American author and poet. Born in Rahway, New Jersey, she was the daughter of William E. and Anna Wells. She died at the Flower-Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York City in 1942...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth18 June 1862
CountryUnited States of America
Carolyn Wells quotes about
knowledge too-late live-and-learn
We should live and learn; but by the time we've learned, it's too late to live.
girl book car
Almost before the big motor-car stopped, the girl sprang out.
successful advice credit
how could advice be successful? If it turns out right, the adviser is ignored and the advisee takes all the credit. If it proves mistaken, the adviser receives all the blame.
advice devil may
Insistent advice may develop into interference, and interference, someone has said, is the hind hoof of the devil.
pride apology fire
To take pride in a library kills it. Then, its motive power shifts over to the critical if admiring visitor, and apologies are necessary and acceptable and the fat is in the fire.
mistake moments blunders
A blunder at the right moment is better than cleverness at the wrong time.
effort facts achieve
I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts or be discarded as worthless. My efforts must soon be crowned with success, or discontinued.
christmas blessed giving
'Tis blessed to bestow, and yet, Could we bestow the gifts we get, And keep the ones we give away, How happy were our Christmas day!
next-week two giving
Advice ... is a habit-forming drug. You give a dear friend a bit of advice today, and next week you find yourself advising two or three friends, and the week after, a dozen, and the week following, crowds!
blessed giving advice
Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive.
two evil decision
Of two evils choose the prettier.
life lying action
Actions lie louder than words.
christmas xmas years
I love the Christmas-tide, and yet, I notice this, each year I live; I always like the gifts I get, But how I love the gifts I give!
happiness ability
Happiness is the ability to recognize it.