Catharine Macaulay

"A life well-lived is one spent in service to truth and justice."

"Love of learning is love of life itself."

"Dreams become reality only through the disciplined application of reason and effort."

"The measure of success is not wealth, but the impact of one's ideas."

"Hope is the companion of those who act with courage and principle."

"Faith in human potential must be grounded in evidence and reason."

"The work of enlightenment is never finished; each generation must take it up anew."

"A nation at peace with itself is a nation at peace with others."

"Music, like all art, reflects the aspirations of its time."

"Science advances when we question what we thought we knew."

"The pursuit of beauty is a pursuit of truth in another form."

"Death reminds us that life is finite and therefore precious."

"Humility and confidence are not opposites; both spring from honest self-knowledge."

"The greatest inheritance we can leave is a world more just than we found it."

"The foundation of every state is the education of its youth."

"Women are not naturally inferior to men; they are made so by want of education."

"History is a narrative of facts; it records what has been, not what ought to be."

"The human mind is capable of great things when properly cultivated."

"Truth cannot be suppressed by the weight of authority or tradition."

"A woman of sense will always command respect, though she may not always command admiration."

"The study of history teaches us humility in the face of human folly."

"Justice delayed is justice denied, and affects the peace of nations."

"Men have monopolized power through control of education and institutions."

"Reason must be the guide to all our actions and beliefs."

"The greatest tyranny is that which operates through ignorance."

"To understand the present, one must thoroughly study the past."

"A thinking woman is dangerous to those who prefer blind obedience."

"Knowledge is the only true emancipation from servitude."

"The character of a nation is formed by the character of its women."

"Custom and prejudice are the greatest obstacles to human progress."