I had only ordinary capacity but extraordinary persistency.

Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.

It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good.

We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts better than we think, catch some inspiration from heights above our own.

Women, more than men, are bound by tradition and authority. What the father, the brother, the doctor, and the minister have said has been received undoubtingly. Until women throw off this reverence for authority they will not develop.

The greatest object in educating is to give a right habit of study.

I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment.