Eleanor Roosevelt

Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#must #next #suicide #think #thinks

Autobiographies are only useful as the lives you read about and analyze may suggest to you something that you may find useful in your own journey through life. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#analyze #autobiographies #find #journey #life

What one has to do usually can be done. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#usually

The Bible illustrated by Dore occupied many of my hours - and I think probably gave me many nightmares. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#gave #hours #i #i think #illustrated

Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#any #cannot #despicable #finds #merit

Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#criticized #damned #feel #heart #you

A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#bag #her #hot #hot water #how

I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#against #bed #catalogue #description #fine

Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water! ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#hot water #know #like #our #strength

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#accept #comes #courage #give #important