There is hardly a more heart-thrilling pleasure enjoyed by mortals, than that which parents feel when seeing their child first being able to 'catch knowledge of objects.
Sarah Josepha HaleThere is no influence so powerful as that of the mother, but next in rank in efficacy is that of the schoolmaster.
Sarah Josepha HaleWater is the grand epic of creation; and there is not a human soul but feels the influence of its majesty, its power, or its beauty.
Sarah Josepha Halemany tender, delicate mothers, seem to think that to make their children eat, is all that is requisite to make them great.
Sarah Josepha Hale