Ella Wheeler Wilcox was a renowned poet, author, and journalist. She was known for her unconventional writing and her most notable work was ‘Poems of Passion’. She started writing at a very early age and become a popular poet even before completing high school. She went up for graduation at the University of Wisconsin but her passion for writing compelled her to discontinue her studies. She soon published her first book ‘Drops of Water’ which was a collection of religious poems. She further wrote a couple of books before writing the first most notable poem of her career ‘Poems of Passion’ which turned out to be a national best-seller. She wrote poems that aimed at philosophy which popularized the philosophical movement called as ‘New Thought’. Her poems were very optimistic as they always reflected that ‘good wins over evil’. Her thoughts, books, work and writings encouraged the masses towards a positive approach to life and helped her gain lot of popularity. Go through the compilation of thoughts and quotations by Ella Wheeler Wilcox on imagination, originality, positivity, attitude, harmony, friendship, happiness and simplicity that are sure to inspire and motivate you.
Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.
We two make banquets of the plainest fare
In every cup we find the thrill of pleasure...
For us life always moves with lilting measure
We two, we two, we make our world, our pleasure
Give of thy love, nor wait to know the worth Of what thou lovest; and ask no returning. And wheresoe'er thy pathway leads on earth, There thou shalt find the lamp of love-light burning.
You will be surprised to find how much that has seemed hopelessly disagreeable possesses either an instructive or an amusing side." from "The Heart of the New Thought" 1902.
With care, and skill, and cunning art, She parried Time's malicious dart, And kept the years at bay, Till passion entered in her heart and aged her in a day!
