Child, Lydia Maria -- Looking Toward Sunset (1874, 10th ed.)

Dave — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 03:33:50 +0000

You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make earnest efforts to confer that pleasure on others? You will find half the battle is gained, if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.

Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) American abolitionist, activist, journalist, suffragist
Looking Toward Sunset (1874, 10th ed.)

Emerson, Ralph Waldo -- “Solitude and Society,” Atlantic Monthly (1857-12)

Dave — Tue, 24 May 2016 13:38:27 +0000

For behavior, men learn it, as they take diseases, one of another.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
“Solitude and Society,” Atlantic Monthly (1857-12)

Paraphrase of Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 2, Act 5, sc. 1: "It is certain that either wife bearing or ignorant carriage is caught, as men take diseases, one of another: therefore let men take heed of their company." Sometimes misattributed to Francis Bacon.

WIST Quotations

Child, Lydia Maria -- Looking Toward Sunset (1874, 10th ed.)

Emerson, Ralph Waldo -- “Solitude and Society,” Atlantic Monthly (1857-12)