When the unwelcome little unborn shall have seen the light my brain will be lightened, and I shall have a clearer mind. Thank God that even this weary nine months shall come to an end and leave me in possession…

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I never could be good when I was not happy.

I never could be good when I was not happy.

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 take refuge in my books.

I take refuge in my books.

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

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

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...

I was born 'neath a clouded star.

I was born 'neath a clouded star.

I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom...

I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

The frozen ocean... of Boston life.

The frozen ocean... of Boston life.

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...

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...

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 tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so...

I tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so...

The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they...

The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they...

The Secret Doctrine is the common property of the countless millions of men born under...

The Secret Doctrine is the common property of the countless millions of men born under...