self-control, in every station and to every individual, is indispensable, if people would retain that equanimity of mind, which, depending on self-respect, is the essential of contentment and happiness.
Sarah Josepha HaleThose who cannot think, have, in my opinion, a necessity (which goes very far towards creating a right) for amusement.
Sarah Josepha HaleIn this age of innovation perhaps no experiment will have an influence more important on the character and happiness of our society than the granting to females the advantages of a systematic and thorough education.
Sarah Josepha Hale