The humblest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them.

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.

Dear me! how happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!

I shall keep my book on the table here, and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good, and help me through the day.

I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.

strength and beauty must go hand in hand

…what splendid dreams young people build upon a word, and how bitter is the pain when the bright bubbles burst.