In order to thoroughly enjoy anything, one must feel the absence of it at times.

We who live in quiet places have the opportunity to become acquainted with ourselves, to think our own thoughts and live our own lives in a way that is not possible for those keeping up with the crowd.

We are the heirs of the ages; but the estate is entailed, as large estates frequently are, so that while we inherit the earth, the great round world which is God's footstool, we have only the use of it while we live and must pass it on to those come after us. We hold the property in trust and have no right to injure it or to lessen its value. To do so is dishonest, stealing from our heirs their inheritance.

The days have never been long enough to do the things I would like to do. Every year has held more of interest than the year before.

We must get rid of the habit of classing all women together politically and thinking of the 'woman's vote' as one and indivisible.

We heap up around us things that we do not need as the crow makes piles of glittering pebbles.

Many a good beginning makes a bad ending.