Harriet Beecher Stowe

"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword."

"The measure of greatness in any nation is the measure of its compassion."

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."

"Those who have suffered much become very merciful."

"Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow."

"I feel now that the time is come when I must speak for those who cannot speak for themselves."

"The artist who goes in for a combination of everything that is bright and pleasing rarely does justice to any part."

"Let me be a free woman, and I shall be a happy woman."

"The mind of a woman is as vast as the ocean and twice as deep."

"He is the greatest Christian who is the greatest friend of freedom."

"Patience is not passive; it is concentrated strength."

"Every human being has within them the power to change the world."

"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge, and that dreams can be powerful tools for change."

"The child is the highest embodiment of human nature."

"There is no success without sacrifice."

"Nature is the living, visible soul of the universe."

"I am dying with every ounce of my being to set things right."

"The history of mankind is written in the struggles of individuals for freedom."

"The human heart is larger than the utmost limits of space."

"We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people."

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started on what truly matters."

"A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man would have to seek Him first to find her."

"Every day is a fresh beginning; every morn is the world made new."

"The greatest delight which the fields and woods minister is the suggestion of an occult relation between man and the vegetable."

"I believe that no institution is perfect, but that striving for improvement is the mark of a living soul."

"Death, be not proud, for the work of love transcends all temporal boundaries."

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself, and the great reward of life is experience."

"Where love is, God is."

"The true Christian is not one who merely believes in Christ, but one who follows His example."

"I hold that the cause of slavery is the cause of ignorance, and thus the cause of darkness."