I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind.

Quote by Julia Ward Howe

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Massachusetts women as a rule adhere too strongly to old-time conventions.

Massachusetts women as a rule adhere too strongly to old-time conventions.

The frozen ocean... of Boston life.

The frozen ocean... of Boston life.

How utterly are one's best thoughts invaded by this going out in society.

How utterly are one's best thoughts invaded by this going out in society.

I never could be good when I was not happy.

I never could be good when I was not happy.

Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people...

Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people...

Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the...

Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the...

I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people...

I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people...

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not...

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not...

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing...

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing...

I take refuge in my books.

I take refuge in my books.

Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity for divine wisdom.

Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity for divine wisdom.

I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of...

I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of...

Marriage, like death, is a debt we owe to nature.

Marriage, like death, is a debt we owe to nature.

The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.

The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.

God forgive me if I do wrong in following with ardor the strongest instincts of...

God forgive me if I do wrong in following with ardor the strongest instincts of...

The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for; they must learn...

The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for; they must learn...

While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?

While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?

When you have come to the edge Of all light that you know And are...

When you have come to the edge Of all light that you know And are...

The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.

The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.

Give yourself and your worries to God, and begin enjoying the abundant life He has...

Give yourself and your worries to God, and begin enjoying the abundant life He has...