Woman, above all other educators, educates humanly. Man is the brain, but woman is the heart, of humanity.

All life is a struggle.... Under competition the lazy man is put under the necessity of exerting himself; and if he will not exert himself, he must fall behind. If he do not work, neither shall he eat.

Help from without is often enfeebling in its effects, but help from within invariably invigorates.

If we opened our minds to enjoyment, we might find tranquil pleasures spread about us on every side. We might live with the angels that visit us on every sunbeam, and sit with the fairies who wait on every flower.

Work is one of the best educators of practical character.

The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear.

Cecil's dispatch of business was extraordinary, his maxim being, "The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once."