“Despising cowardice in others, I wished to prove myself no coward. Believing in the good, the gentle, the beautiful things of life, I addressed myself to the sweet duty of keeping these attributes for my children's sake and my own. And in striving to provide a living for them, I found a success beyond my wildest dreams.” LifeInspirationalBelieveChildrenDreamBeautifulFoundMy OwnSweetDutyProveStriveSakeGentleMy ChildrenCowardAttributesCowardiceBeautiful ThingsProve MyselfWildest Dreams Author:Alice Foote MacDougall
“To me life means the growing of a soul. I do not know why this duty is imposed upon us. I merely know that it is, and I feel that we are given much latitude of free will.” KnowsLifeFeelsMeanSoulGivenGrowingDutyFree WillLife MeansLatitude Author:Alice Foote MacDougall
“When one is working out a problem ... life becomes duality. One's ego transacts the ordinary routine of things, as if the mind had an upper and lower story and the regular performance of the day's duties moved and motivated on the upper floor, while down below the all-absorbing problem toils silently, forcefully, toward its solution.” IfsMindStoriesProblemDutyEgoSolutionsOrdinaryPerformancesMovedWork OutMotivatedRoutineProblem SolvingToilDualityAbsorbing Author:Alice Foote MacDougall