Whatever Women Do, Twice as Well, Half as Good, Charlotte Whittons

“Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.” - Charlotte Whittons, mathematically gifted mayor of Ottawa.

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 189.

Consent to Creep, Impulse to Soar, Helen Keller

“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.” - Helen Keller

Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 26.

Beautiful is Good, Sappho

“What is beautiful is good,/and who is good will soon be beautiful.” - Sappho

Found in Wild Words from Wild Women: An Unbridled Collection of Candid Observations & Extremely Opinionated Bon Mots, Compiled by Autumn Stephens, page 43.

Live Simply, Simply Live, Mother Teresa

“Live simply so others may simply live.” - Mother Teresa

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 139.

Youth, Ideal State, Later in Life, Lord Asquith

“Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life.” - Lord Asquith

Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 1.

No Race Can Prosper, Dignity, Booker T. Washington

“No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.” - Booker T. Washington

Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 111.

All Great And Honorable Actions, Great Difficulties, Answerable Courage, William Bradford

“All great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and both must be enterprised and overcome with answerable courage.” - William Bradford, second governor of Plymouth Colony and author of Of Plymouth Plantation

Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 14.