No heroine can create a hero through love of one, but she can give birth to one

The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity.

The heart needs not for its heaven much space, nor many stars therein, if only the star of love has arisen.

The darkness of death is like the evening twilight; it makes all objects appear more lovely to the dying.

Never write on a subject without first having read yourself full on it; and never read on a subject till you have thought yourself hungry on it.

Education should bring to light the ideal of the individual.

Love lessens woman's delicacy and increases man's.