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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

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
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 STOWE

Blame Inspirational Necessary Praise Sunshine Time
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.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Close Cloud Lying See Sweet
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
Of course, in a novel, people’s hearts break, and they die and that is the end of it; and in a story this is very convenient. But in real life we do not die when all that makes life bright dies to us.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Breathe Bright Death End Heart Broken Life Novel Reality Story
There are in this world two kinds of natures, – those that have wings, and those that have feet, – the winged and the walking spirits. The walking are the logicians; the winged are the instinctive and poetic.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

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People who hate trouble generally get a good deal of it.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Deal Goodness Hate People Trouble
So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn’t somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Beautiful Old Wake Up Woman Young
Dogs can bear more cold than human beings, but they do not like cold any better than we do; and when a dog has his choice, he will very gladly stretch himself on a rug before the fire for his afternoon nap.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Better Choice Cold Dog Happiness Human Sleep
Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

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General rules will bear hard on particular cases.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

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Treat ’em like dogs, and you’ll have dogs’ works and dogs’ actions. Treat ’em like men, and you’ll have men’s works.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

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It is one mark of a superior mind to understand and be influenced by the superiority of others.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Influence Mark Mindset Oneself Superiority
Intemperance in eating is one of the most fruitful of all causes of disease and death.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

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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

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Your little child is the only true democrat.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

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