I think the degree of a nation's civilisation may be measured by the degree of enlightenment of its women.

The power of effecting changes for the better is within ourselves, not in the favorableness of circumstances.

I feel the delightful, velvety texture of a flower, and discover its remarkable convolutions; and something of the miracle of Nature is revealed to me.

Ignorance, poverty, and greed must disappear so that light can prevail in all places.

What do I consider a teacher should be? One who breathes life into knowledge so that it takes new form in progress and civilization.

Smells are the fallen angels of the senses.

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.