73 Quotes by Julia Ward Howe

Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn
 all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.

The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.

When the unwelcome little unborn shall have seen the light my brain will be lightened, and I shall have a clearer mind. Thank God that even this weary nine months shall come to an end and leave me in possession of my own body and my own soul.

God forgive me if I do wrong in following with ardor the strongest instincts of my nature.

I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of past happiness, except that we fear that the future can have nothing so bright as the past.

I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build.

Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the simple, absolute essentials in religion.

The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for; they must learn to make thir lives useful to the community.

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession.