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It is generally understood that men don’t aspire after the absolute right, but only to do about as well as the rest of the world.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

There is more done with pens than with swords.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Inspirational Strength Sword Weapon Writing
O, with what freshness, what solemnity and beauty, is each new day born; as if to say to insensate man, “Behold! thou hast one more chance! Strive for immortal glory!
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Beautiful Chance Fresh Glory Immortal Man
When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you couldn’t hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that ‘s just the place and time that the tide’ll turn.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Give Up Hold Place Time Yourself
Home is a place not only of strong affections, but of entire unreserve; it is life’s undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Affection Home Place Room Strong
Half the misery in the world comes of want of courage to speak and to hear the truth plainly and in a spirit of love.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Courage Love Misery Spirit Truth World
Witness, eternal God! Oh, witness that, from this hour, I will do what one man can to drive out this curse of slavery from my land!
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Drive Forever Land Man Myself Slave
There are griefs which grow with years.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Grief Growth Time
One part of the science of living is to learn just what our own responsibility is, and to let other people’s alone.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Alone Learning Live Ourselves People Responsibility Science
O, what an untold world there is in one human heart!
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Heart Human Told World
There are two classes of human beings in this world: one class seem made to give love, and the other to take it.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Class Generosity Human Love World
So subtle is the atmosphere of opinion that it will make itself felt without words.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Feeling Opinion Word
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Give Up Place Time
The person who decides what shall be the food and drink of a family, and the modes of its preparation, is the one who decides, to a greater or less extent, what shall be the health of that family.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Decision Drink Family Food Greatness Health Person Preparation
Let us never doubt everything that ought to happen is going to happen.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Consequence Doubt
It’s a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Best Inspirational People Strong Support Weakness
What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within the circle of the heroic.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Circle Goodness Greatness Ordinary Quality Soul View