Sarah Josepha Hale Professions : Writer Born : October 24, 1788 Died : April 30, 1879 Browse All Authors Top 50 quotes by Sarah Josepha Hale No influence is so powerful as that of the mother. Sarah Josepha Hale daughter mom mother It requires but a few threads of hope, for the heart that is skilled in the secret, to weave a web of happiness. Sarah Josepha Hale secret hope heart In 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 innovation important character Democracies have been, and governments called, free; but the spirit of independence and the consciousness of unalienable rights, were never before transfused into the minds of a whole people....The feeling of equality which they proudly cherish does not proceed from an ignorance of their station, but from the knowledge of their rights; and it is this knowledge which will render it so exceedingly difficult for any tyrant ever to triumph over the liberties of our country. Sarah Josepha Hale women ignorance country There is small danger of being starved in our land of plenty; but the danger of being stuffed is imminent. Sarah Josepha Hale plenty land danger The most welcome guest in society will ever be the one to whose mind everything is a suggestion, and whose words suggest something to everybody. Sarah Josepha Hale suggestions women mind There is no impossibility to him who stands prepared to conquer every hazard. The fearful are the failing. Sarah Josepha Hale failure fear inspirational O, beautiful rainbow; - all woven of light! Sarah Josepha Hale angel beautiful night ... rights are liable to be perverted to wrongs when we are incapable of rightly exercising them. Sarah Josepha Hale liable rights exercise The temple of our purest thoughts is silence. Sarah Josepha Hale temples silence spiritual There can be no education without leisure; and without leisure, education is worthless. Sarah Josepha Hale worthless leisure education Crackers, toasted or hard bread may be added a short time before the soup is wanted; but do not put in those libels on civilized cookery, called DUMPLINGS! One might about as well eat, with the hope of digesting, a brick from the ruins of Babylon, as one of the hard, heavy masses of boiled dough which usually pass under this name. Sarah Josepha Hale soup names food The burning soul, the burden'd mind, Sarah Josepha Hale soul mind book Water 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 Hale epic soul water And you each gentle animal Sarah Josepha Hale kindness may animal Riches are always over estimated; the enjoyment they give is more in the pursuit than the possession. Sarah Josepha Hale riches money giving This is a speculating and selfish age; and to think 'money will answer all things,' is too much the characteristic of Americans. Sarah Josepha Hale selfish money thinking There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother, but next in rank in efficacy is that of the schoolmaster. Sarah Josepha Hale powerful mother education A man is never more satisfied than when he is confirming a favorite theory. Sarah Josepha Hale satisfied theory men the engrossing pursuit of Americans is wealth. Sarah Josepha Hale wealth united-states money Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
