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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

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I did not write it. God wrote it. I merely did his dictation.
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God Myself Writing
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
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Action Bitter Grave Tears
All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism; but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order.
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Herself Introduction Moments Order Place Woman
If I am to write, I must have a room to myself, which shall be my room.
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Myself Privacy Room Writing
The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end.
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End Friendship Kindness Truth
I never thought my book would turn so many people against slavery.
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Book Myself People Slave
Eyes that have never wept cannot comprehend sorrow.
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Cry Eyes Sorrow
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.
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Man Right Understand World
No ornament of a house can compare with books; they are constant company in a room, even when you are not reading them.
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Compare Home Reading Room Yourself
To do common things perfectly is far better worth our endeavor than to do uncommon things respectably.
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Far Perfection Respect Worth
People who hate trouble generally get a good deal of it.
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Deal Goodness Hate People Trouble
I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak. I hope every woman who can write will not be silent.
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Children Feeling Freedom Hope Myself Silence Talk Time Woman Writing
It lies around us like a cloud- A world we do not see; Yet the sweet closing of an eye May bring us there to be.
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Close Cloud Lying See Sweet
The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.
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Deep Future Past Present Wisdom
Treat ’em like dogs, and you’ll have dogs’ works and dogs’ actions. Treat ’em like men, and you’ll have men’s works.
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Action Dog Karma Man Treat Work
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.
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Courage Love Misery Spirit Truth World

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