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Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds.
— Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
writer, novelist
1844 – 1911
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward was an early feminist American author and intellectual who challenged traditional Christian beliefs of the afterlife, challenged women's traditional roles in marriage and family, and advocated clothing reform for women.
All Quotes by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
“
Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds.
— Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
“
Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds.
— Elizabeth Stuart Phelps