Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman Quotes & Sayings

The Cat was a creature of absolute convictions, and his faith in his deductions never varied. — Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

Any deviation from the ordinary course of life in this quiet town was enough to stop all progress in it. — Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

Sometimes duties act on the soul like weeds on a flower. They crowd it out. — Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

Nobility of character manifests itself at loop-holes when it is not provided with large doors. — Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

No matter how tired or wretched I am, a pussycat sitting in a doorway can divert my mind. — Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

When a man or a woman holds fast to youth, even if successfully, there is something of the pitiful and the tragic involved. It is the everlasting struggle of the soul to retain the joy of earth, whose fleeing distinguishes it from heaven, and whose retention is not accomplished without an inner knowledge of its futility. — Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

Cats love one so much - more than they will allow. But they have so much wisdom they keep it to themselves. — Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

The dog without his master was like a body without a soul. — Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

Every builder builds somewhat for unknown purposes, and is in a measure a prophet. — Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman