Myrtle Reed
Myrtle Reed
Myrtle Reedwas an American author, poet, journalist, and philanthropist. She wrote a number of bestsellers and even published a series of cookbooks under the pseudonym Olive Green...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth27 September 1874
CountryUnited States of America
Myrtle Reed quotes about
taken men effort
Penetrate deeply in the secret existence of anyone about you, even of the man or woman whom you count happiest, and you will come upon things they spend all their efforts to hide. Fair as the exterior may be, if you go in, you will find bare places, heaps of rubbish that can never be taken away, cold hearths, desolate altars, and windows veiled with cobwebs.
time way timing
The appointed thing comes at the appointed time in the appointed way.
friendship house may
May our house always be too small to hold all of our friends.
taken heart trying
The things that are ours cannot be given away, or taken away, or lost. We break our hearts, all of us, trying to keep things that do not belong to us — and to which we have no right.
forgiveness house understanding
There is only one path which leads to the house of forgiveness - that of understanding.
gossip mosquitoes social
Gossip is the social mosquito.
issues way littles
Making an issue of a little thing is one of the surest ways to spoil happiness.
suffering firsts made
Those who have been made great have first suffered.
omission sin productive
Sins of commission are far more productive of happiness than the sins of omission.
sorrow world way
There isn't a new sorrow in the world -- they're all old ones -- but we can all find new happiness if we look in the right way.
punishment law may
Legislation may at times be disobeyed, but never law, for the breaking brings swift punishment of its own.
bird joy
A bird is joy incarnate.
money may your-best-friend
Money may not be your best friend, but it's the quickest to act, and seems to be favorably recognized in more places than most friends are.
potatoes cold
Marriage is the cold potato of love.