There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving women, there is no such slave as a mother

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

Topics: Slavery Quotes

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows...

In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows...

The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

The most dangerous people are the ignorant.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Faith is spiritualized imagination.

Faith is spiritualized imagination.

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions,...

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions,...

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without...

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without...

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses.

God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses.

Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently...

Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently...

Living is death; dying is life. We are not what we appear to be. On...

Living is death; dying is life. We are not what we appear to be. On...

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day...

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day...

It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that...

It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that...

Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.

Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.

The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.

The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.

A man ought to carry himself in the world as an orange tree would if...

A man ought to carry himself in the world as an orange tree would if...

God made man to go by motives, and He will not go without them, any...

God made man to go by motives, and He will not go without them, any...

It's all happened,' Pondexter looked back on her year of trial, 'the way God wanted...

It's all happened,' Pondexter looked back on her year of trial, 'the way God wanted...

God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad...

God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad...