Dogs can bear more cold than human beings, but they do not like cold any better than we do; and when a dog has his choice, he will very gladly stretch himself on a rug before the fire for his afternoon nap.
Harriet Beecher StoweWhipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
Harriet Beecher StoweIt is one mark of a superior mind to understand and be influenced by the superiority of others.
Harriet Beecher Stowe