Praise is sunshine; it warms, it inspires, it promotes growth; blame and rebuke are rain and hail; they beat down and bedraggle, even though they may at times be necessary.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEThe world has been busy for some centuries in shutting and locking every door through which a woman could step into wealth, except the door of marriage.
More Harriet Beecher Stowe Quotes
-
-
By what strange law of mind is it that an idea long overlooked, and trodden under foot as a useless stone, suddenly sparkles out in new light, as a discovered diamond?
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
In the gates of eternity the black hand and the white hand hold each other with equal clasp.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
The greater the interest involved in a truth the more careful, self-distrustful, and patient should be the inquiry.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
Common sense is seeing things as they are; and doing things as they ought to be.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
A woman’s health is her capital.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
Many a humble soul will be amazed to find that the seed it sowed in weakness, in the dust of daily life, has blossomed into immortal flowers under the eye of the Lord.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
Eyes that have never wept cannot comprehend sorrow.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
The literature of a people must so ring from the sense of its nationality; and nationality is impossible without self-respect, and self-respect is impossible without liberty.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
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 -
Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
Talk of the abuses of slavery! Humbug! The thing itself is the essence of all abuse!
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
It is impossible to make anything beautiful or desirable in the best regulated administration of slavery.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
It’s a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE -
The longest way must have its close – the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE