Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft

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Learn from me, if not by my precepts, then by my example, how dangerous is...

Learn from me, if not by my precepts, then by my example, how dangerous is...

It appears to me impossible that I should cease to exist, or that this active,...

It appears to me impossible that I should cease to exist, or that this active,...

Slavery to monarchs and ministers, which the world will be long freeing itself from, and...

Slavery to monarchs and ministers, which the world will be long freeing itself from, and...

Independence I have long considered as the grand blessing of life, the basis of every...

Independence I have long considered as the grand blessing of life, the basis of every...

In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not...

In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not...

Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives; -...

Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives; -...

Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind...

Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind...

Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more...

Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more...

Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners...

Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners...