Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Ella Wheeler Wilcox Musical Artist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Nov 5, 1850
  • Died: Oct 30, 1919

Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American author and poet. Her best-known work was Poems of Passion. Her most enduring work was "Solitude", which contains the lines, "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone". Her autobiography, The Worlds and I, was published in 1918, a year before her death.

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears. smile

So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs. art & sadness

All love that has not friendship for its base, is like a mansion built upon the sand. friendship

The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vision and faith. faith

The splendid discontent of God With chaos made the world. And from the discontent of man The worlds best progress springs. best

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind. wisdom

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 other quotes from John Millington Synge

3 other quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

28 wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 other quotes from Dave Barry

27 other quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 views from Winston Churchill

74 views from Winston Churchill