Fanaticism is governed by imagination rather than judgment.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWEIf you destroy delicacy and a sense of shame in a young girl, you deprave her very fast.
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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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It is one mark of a superior mind to understand and be influenced by the superiority of others.
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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.
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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.
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The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
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There is more done with pens than with swords.
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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!
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I did not write it. God wrote it. I merely did his dictation.
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To do common things perfectly is far better worth our endeavor than to do uncommon things respectably.
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It is impossible to make anything beautiful or desirable in the best regulated administration of slavery.
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Money is a great help everywhere; – can’t have too much, if you get it honestly.
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If you destroy delicacy and a sense of shame in a young girl, you deprave her very fast.
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A woman’s health is her capital.
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If you were not already my dearly loved husband I should certainly fall in love with you.
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The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.
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