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
infidelity wages sin
The wages of sin is alimony.
heart nonsense grows
Nonsense makes the heart grow fonder.
happiness ability
Happiness is the ability to recognize it.
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!
life lying action
Actions lie louder than words.
two evil decision
Of two evils choose the prettier.
blessed giving advice
Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive.
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.
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!
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!
money italian taxation
A fool and his money are soon married.
uplifting men color
... ideals, standards, aspirations,--those are chameleon words, and take color from their speakers,--often false tints. A scholarly man of my acquaintance once told me that he traveled a thousand miles into the desert to get away from the word uplift, and it was the first word he heard after he reached his destination.
humor musician humour
musicians rarely have a sense of humour, at least, about themselves.