“It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh - I really think that requires spirit. It's the kind of character that I am going to develop. I am going to pretend that all life is just a game which I must play as skillfully and fairly as I can. If I lose, I am going to shrug my shoulders and laugh - also if I win.” IfsThinkingKindI CanPlayCharacterBigsFacesLife IsSpiritGamesWinningLosesLaughingTroubleTragedyCrisisShouldersCrushPettyHazardsTroubles In Life Book:Daddy-Long-Legs Source: Daddy-Long-Legs
“Thank heaven I don't inherit God from anybody! I am free to make mine up as I wish Him. He's kind and sympathetic and imaginative and forgiving and understanding - and He has a sense of humor.” KindHeavenWishUnderstandingMinesForgivingSense Of HumorImaginativeSympathetic Book:Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy Source: Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy
“The world is full of happiness, and plenty to go round, if you are only willing to take the kind that comes your way.” IfsWorldWayKindWillingRoundsPlenty Book:Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated Source: Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated
“I think that the most necessary quality for any person to have is imagination. It makes people able to put themselves in other people's places. It makes them kind and sympathetic and understanding.” PeopleThinkingKindPersonsAbleUnderstandingImaginationQualitySympathetic Book:Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated Source: Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated
