Lillian Eichler Watson Famous Quotes



There has never been an age that did not applaud the past and lament the present.

Happiness is not in having being it is in doing.

"Don't reserve your best behavior for special occasions. You can't have two sets of manners, two social codes - one for those you admire and want to impress, another for those whom you consider unimportant. You must be the same to all people."


Lillian Eichler Watson Quotations






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