Harriet Beecher Stowe

"The pursuit of truth requires both courage and humility."

"A nation that tolerates slavery tolerates the death of its own soul."

"The greatest adventure is the journey toward understanding ourselves and others."

"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone."

"I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself."

"Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."

"So much has been given to me; I have no time to ponder over that which has been denied."

"It is impossible to make people understand their ignorance, for it requires knowledge to perceive it."

"The eyes are windows through which the heart speaks."

"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."

"Genius is not born; it is educated into existence through persistent effort and noble purpose."

"Do you know who the real slave is? The one who cannot bear to hear an opposing opinion."

"I long for a better world, a world of beauty and truth."

"The greatest happiness of my life is the conviction that my life is accepted and approved by God."

"I was a creature of impulse, and my impulses were always for the best."

"Women are the real architects of society."

"Common sense is genius dressed in working clothes."

"The past, with all its pain, is but a launching point for the future."

"Compassion is the foundation of all morality."

"To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart."

"There are in this cold and hollow world none to whom I can tell all that is in my heart."

"I have always felt that the moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours."

"Let every man and woman count themselves a stake holder in the future of America."

"The very act of believing in something is powerful beyond measure."

"I am terrified by this dark thing that sleeps in me."

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

"Truth is as impossible to be soiled by the mud that is thrown upon it."

"The home is the best seminary for the heart."

"If I am rightly informed, the flourishing state of Virginia does not admit of slavery."

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble."