What an immense power over the life is the power of possessing distinct aims. The voice, the dress, the look, the very motion of a person, define and alter when he or she begins to live for a reason.

What an immense power over life is the power of possessing distinct aims.

I believe in women; and in their right to their own best possibilities in every department of life. I believe that the methods ofdress practiced among women are a marked hindrance to the realization of these possibilities, and should be scorned or persuaded out of society.

Superior music is purity itself; it clears the air.

A perfect marriage is like a pure heart ... those who have it are fit to see God.

Who originated that most exquisite of inquisitions, the condolence system?

Happiness must be cultivated. It is like character. It is not a thing to be safely let alone for a moment, or it will run to weeds.