“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.... The danger lies in refusing to face the fear, in not daring to come to grips with it. If you fail anywhere along the line it will take away your confidence. You must make yourself succeed every time. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
This book is a compilation of the author's insights gained through various life experiences, emphasizing the value of real-world learning and the transformative power of living fully. more
Former First Lady of the United States, political activist, and author. Eleanor Roosevelt is renowned for her exceptional social activism and contributions to civil rights. She served as the First Lady during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency and continued to be actively involved in political and social affairs after his death. more
“We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them.”
“The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.”
“The Indian mythology has a theory of cycles, that all progression is in the form of waves.”
“The progress and civilisation of the human race simply mean controlling this nature.”
“The progress of the world means more enjoyment and more misery too.”
“The progress of the world through all its evils making it fit for the ideals, slowly but surely.”
“The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.”