Harriet Beecher Stowe

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done."

"In this world, it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich."

"I long for a repose which I am afraid will never come to me."

"The greatest thing the dead have left us is the lessons of their lives."

"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization."

"Every human being is entitled to doubt, to question, to investigate."

"Love is a great beautifier."

"The great lever by which to move the world is sympathy."

"The human heart is the same everywhere, though trained and modified by circumstances."

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."

"The most important agency of good government is public opinion."

"Slavery is a thing that strikes at the root of human nature."

"We ought to feel deeply grateful for the privilege of life."

"The very act of planting a seed in the earth is an act of faith."

"Enthusiasm is that temper of the mind which prompts us to undertake difficult tasks with cheerfulness."

"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."

"A sympathetic heart is a wealth that no circumstance can take away."

"Every reformer passes through three stages: first, he is considered mad; second, he is considered dangerous; third, he is considered right."

"The greatest use of a life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."

"The mind of a child is like the mind of an artist; it dreams without restraint."

"We are not creators, but discoverers of truth."

"God has given to every people wisdom and aptness for their own necessities."

"The highest earthly enjoyments are but a shadow of what is to come."

"When you strike at a king, you must kill him."

"I believe in a future that is bright with possibility."

"The noblest mind is the one most resigned to its losses."

"He who has faith has a mother."

"Every person carries within them a light that others may be guided by."