“Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are.”

If we are all alive ten years hence, let’s meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we are then than now.

The mere possession of a gun is, in itself, an urge to kill, not only by design, but by accident, by madness, by fright, by bravado.

I believe that it is as much a right and duty for women to do something with their lives as for men and we are not going to be satisfied with such frivolous parts as you give us.

Where I wholly love I wholly trust.

Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.

I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.

Prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.

Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.

Better lose your life than your soul.

Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.

The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.

I ask not for any crown But that which all may win; Nor try to conquer any world Except the one within.

Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.

Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.

Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively. Look for the learning.

It takes two flints to make a fire.

If you look for what’s bad, you will find the bad.

I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one.

Did you have a bad day or just bad parts of a good day?

A bad experience can bring out the good in us.

Time is good or bad. Keep patience, everyone’s time is spent.

You might be afraid of being alone now. But soon you will be afraid of having the wrong people as company.

Right now I’m the greatest. I don’t say this through vanity. It’s just that the rest are so bad.

Celebrate your strength. You’ve come so far in your practice and have survived 100% of your bad days⁠.