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 STOWEWhat 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.
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Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good.
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I am one of the sort that lives by throwing stones at other people’s glass houses, but I never mean to put up one for them to stone.
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Let us resolve: First, to attain the grace of silence; second, to deem all fault finding that does no good a sin; third, to practice the grade and virtue of praise.
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The longest way must have its close – the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning.
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there is no independence and pertinacity of opinion like that of these seemingly soft, quiet creatures, whom it is so easy to silence, and so difficult to convince.
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It is no merit in the sorrowful that they weep, or to the oppressed and smothering that they gasp and struggle, not to me, that I must speak for the oppressed – who cannot speak for themselves.
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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.
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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.
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It isn’t mere love and good-will that is needed in a sick-room; it needs knowledge and experience.
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A woman’s health is her capital.
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Love is very beautiful, but very, very sad.
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There are two classes of human beings in this world: one class seem made to give love, and the other to take it.
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Your little child is the only true democrat.
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The heart has no tears to give,–it drops only blood, bleeding itself away in silence.
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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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