Every new truth has its birth-place in a manger, lives thirty years, is crucified, and then deified.

Henceforth the leaves of the tree of knowledge were for women, and for the healing of the nations.

The politician is the creature of the public sentiment -- never goes ahead of it because he depends on it . . .

I expect some new phases of life this summer, and shall try to get the honey from each moment.

To make the public sentiment on the side of all that is just and true and noble is the highest use of life.

Christianity ... that musty old theology, which already has its grave clothes on, and is about to be buried... A wall of Bible, brimstone, church and corruption has hitherto hemmed women into nothingness.

I know not what you believe of God, but I believe He gave yearnings and longings to be filled, and that He did not mean all our time should be devoted to feeding and clothing the body