Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.

Nothing will supply the want of sunshine to peaches, and, to make knowledge valuable, you must have the cheerfulness of wisdom. Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished. The joy of the spirit indicates its strength. All healthy, things are sweet-tempered. Genius works in sport, and goodness smiles to the last.

That which we do not call education is more precious than that which we call so.

The farmer after sacrificing pleasure, taste, freedom, thought, love, to his work, turns out often a bankrupt, like the merchant.This result might well seem astounding. All this drudgery, from cockcrowing to starlight, for all these years, to end in mortgages and the auctioneer's flag, and removing from bad to worse. It is time to have the thing looked into, and with a sifting criticism ascertained who is the fool.

A woman should always challenge our respect, and never move our compassion.

Go forth into the busy world and love it. Interest yourself in its life, mingle kindly with its joys and sorrows.

I grieve that grief can teach me nothing, nor carry me one step into real nature.