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Some Eleanor Roosevelt quotes to fuel your weekend inspiration

Do something every day that scares you.
Happiness is not a goal; it’s a by-product.
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot.
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how

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