Helen B. Andelin > Quotes

“Happiness comes from righteous living and the development of a noble character. You can observe this by noticing that people who are truly happy are honest, unselfish, kind, responsible and have a high moral standards. On the other hand, unhappy people are invariably selfish, lazy, irresponsible and lacking of self discipline. And people who are miserable tend to be immoral, dishonest, greedy, cruel, or in other ways dark in character. ”
― Helen B. Andelin

“If you treat a man as he is, he will stay as he is, but if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become that bigger and better man.”
― Helen B. Andelin, Fascinating Womanhood: The Updated Edition of the Classic Bestseller That Shows You How to Strengthen our Marriage and Enrich Your Life

“If you women continue to demand your choice to work, you will so upset the economy of this country that the time will come when you will not have a choice. You will have to work.”
― Helen Andelin

“In fact, the center of a woman’s happiness in marriage is to be loved—but the center of a man’s is to be admired.”
― Helen B. Andelin, Fascinating Womanhood: The Updated Edition of the Classic Bestseller That Shows You How to Strengthen our Marriage and Enrich Your Life

“men admire girlishness, tenderness, sweetness of character, vivacity, and the ability to understand men.”
― Helen B. Andelin, Fascinating Womanhood: The Updated Edition of the Classic Bestseller That Shows You How to Strengthen our Marriage and Enrich Your Life

“Although beauty is a marvelous thing, we must discredit it in human relations, since it has little to do with love or happiness.”
― Helen Andelin

“not try to change men and they are the following: 1. It causes marriage problems. 2. It can destroy love. 3. It doesn’t work. 4. It can cause a man to feel resentful.”
― Helen B. Andelin, Fascinating Womanhood: Vintage Edition

“You need self-mastery to manage your life successfully, to keep”
― Helen B. Andelin, Fascinating Womanhood: The Updated Edition of the Classic Bestseller That Shows You How to Strengthen our Marriage and Enrich Your Life

“Remember [the Ideal Woman] will not necessarily be the idol of women, but of men. In their circle of women friends, they are more likely the object of scorn. But, observe such women carefully. There is much to learn from them.”
― Helen Andelin