We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies, Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn All that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy, and patience. We, the women of one country, will be too tender of those of another country To allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs.

The language of the face is not taught by the schools; it is intuitive, and to the observant is always legible.

Massachusetts women as a rule adhere too strongly to old-time conventions.

The reason why education is usually so poor among women of fashion is, that it is not needed for the life which they elect to lead.

I was born 'neath a clouded star.

Every newly discovered truth judges the world, separates the good from the evil, and calls on faithful souls to make sure of their election.

I have never known my husband to approve any act of mine which I myself valued.