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Martha Washington Quotes

«I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.»
«Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance...is a celebration of that miracle.»
«I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.»
«I live a very dull life here . . . indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else.»
«I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be.»
Author: Martha Washington (First Lady) | Keywords: cheerful
«I very linearly [sic] wish you would exert yourself so as to keep all your matters in order your self without depending on others as that is the only way to be happy to have all your business in your own hands.»
«. . . steady as a clock, busy as a bee, and cheerful as a cricket. . . .»
«He didn't get all of those injuries from a fall.»
«Party Under the Bridge.»
«The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.»