More - Martha Washington Quotes

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.

Martha Washington

 American Firstlady

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be.

Martha Washington

 

I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.

Martha Washington

 American Firstlady Experience

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.

Martha Washington

 Magic

I live a very dull life here . . . indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else.

Martha Washington

 Life

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.

Martha Washington

 

. . . steady as a clock, busy as a bee, and cheerful as a cricket. . . .

Martha Washington

 Cricket

He didn't get all of those injuries from a fall.

Martha Washington

 

Party Under the Bridge.

Martha Washington

 

The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.

Martha Washington

 American Firstlady Circumstances