Quote #10

Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

More from Eleanor Roosevelt

  1. I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
  2. A woman is like a teabag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.
  3. When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
  4. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
  5. I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
  6. When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
  7. Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
  8. You get more joy out of the giving to others, and should put a good deal of thought into the happiness you are able to give.

All Eleanor Roosevelt quotes