Ethel Mumford
Ethel Mumford
Ethel Watts Mumfordwas an American author from New York. "Mumford" came from her first husband George D Mumford, a lawyer...
Ethel Mumford quotes about
knowledge power
Knowledge is power if you know about the right person
memorable knowledge persons
Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person.
choose friends-or-friendship funny gave god thank
God gave us our relatives; thank God we can choose our friends
sonnet
Better a live doggerel than a dead sonnet.
people busy busybodies
Busy people are never busybodies.
one-day thieves economy
Economy is the thief of time.
prodigies born infant
Those who 'cursed the day they were born' must have been infant prodigies.
lying mouths littles
The danger lies not in the big ears of little pitchers, but in the large mouths.
confidence self possession
The greatest possession is Self-possession.
pounds conventions explanation
An ounce of convention is worth a pound of explanation.
cynicism worst worst-things
The worst thing about cynicism is its truth.
doctors patient motto
The Doctor's Motto: Have patients.
drinking wages debt
The wages of Gin is Debt.
drinking heart absinthe
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.