Men who pass most comfortably through this world are those who possess good digestions and hard hearts.
Harriet MartineauIf a test of civilization be sought, none can be so sure as the condition of that half of society over which the other half has power.
Harriet MartineauThe last degree of honesty has always been, and is still considered incompatible with statesmanship. To hunger and thirst after righteousness has been naturally, as it were, supposed a disqualification for affairs.
Harriet MartineauIf there is any country on earth where the course of true love may be expected to run smooth, it is America.
Harriet Martineau