I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of past happiness, except that we fear that the future can have nothing so bright as the past.

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing is religion which puts one sex above another.

Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn
 all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.

It is always legitimate to wish to rise above one's self, never above others.

I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build.

Many a woman will pass for elegant in a ballroom, or even at a court drawing room, whose want of true breeding would become evident in a chosen company.

Don't you think that the best things are already in view?