I feel anxious for the fate of our monarchy, or democracy, or whatever is to take place. I soon get lost in a labyrinth of perplexities; but, whatever occurs
ABIGAIL ADAMSBut I dare say you have not been so inattentive an observer, as to suppose that Sweet peace, and contentment, cannot inhabit the lowly roof
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To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.
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If we mean to have Heroes, Statesmen and Philosophers, we should have learned women.
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Some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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The only chance for much intellectual improvement in the female sex, was to be found in the families of the educated class and in occasional intercourse with the learned.
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Posterity who are to reap the blessings will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors.
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Great necessities call out great virtues.
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You cannot know, should I discribe to you; the feelings of a parent . Four years have already past away since you left your native land, and this rural Cottage
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May justice and righteousness be the stability of our times, and order arise out of confusion. Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.
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The reins of government have been so long slackened, that I fear the people will not quietly submit to those restraints which are necessary for the peace and security of the community.
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When a mind is raised, and animated by scenes that engage the heart, then those qualities which would otherwise lay dormant
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It is to me a most affecting thing to hear myself prayed for, in particular as I do every day in the week, and disposes me to bear with more composure
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Many of our disappointments and much of our unhappiness arise from our forming false notions of things and persons.
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O, I have read his Heart in his wicked eyes many a time. The very devil is in them.
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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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