A child her wayward pencil drew On margins of her book; Garlands of flower, dancing elves, Bud, butterfly, and brook, Lessons undone, and plum forgot, Seeking with hand and heart The teacher whom she learned to love Before she knew t'was Art.

She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.

Jo's ambition was to do something very splendid; what it was she had no idea, as yet, but left it for time to tell her.

Woman work a great many miracles.

When Emerson's library was burning at Concord, I went to him as he stood with the firelight on his strong, sweet face, and endeavored to express my sympathy for the loss of his most valued possessions, but he answered cheerily, 'Never mind, Louisa, see what a beautiful blaze they make! We will enjoy that now.' The lesson was one never forgotten and in the varied lessons that have come to me I have learned to look for something beautiful and bright.

Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.

Power is a dangerous thing. Be careful that you don't abuse it or let it make a tyrant of you.