Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910
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“Politeness induces morality. Serenity of manners requires serenity of mind.”
“The broken eggshell of a civilization which time has hatched and devoured.”
“Life is like a cup of tea, the sugar is all at the bottom!”
“It is not good for beauty that it should be a profession.”
“I have never known my husband to approve any act of mine which I myself valued.”
“Much of the work of every life is done in the dark.”
“It is always legitimate to wish to rise above one's self, never above others.”
“My children are babies and my husband has scarcely half an hour in 24 to give me.”
“I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom it offends.”
“While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?”
“Marriage, like death, is a debt we owe to nature.”
“How utterly are one's best thoughts invaded by this going out in society.”
“I was born 'neath a clouded star.”
“Massachusetts women as a rule adhere too strongly to old-time conventions.”