I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind.

In Virgil's account of the good housewife, who rises early in order to measure out the work of the household, and in Solomon's description of the thrifty woman of his time, one sees the value set upon feminine industry and economy in times far removed from our own.

When I behold the passion for ornamentation, and the corresponding power, I feel as if women had so far shown what they are bad for, rather than what they are good for.

Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the simple, absolute essentials in religion.

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

How utterly are one's best thoughts invaded by this going out in society.

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.