28 Quotes by Sarah Josepha Hale

There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother, but next in rank in efficacy is that of the schoolmaster.

The fearful are the failing.

A man is never more satisfied than when he is confirming a favorite theory.

Next to genius is the power of feeling where true genius lies.

There is something in the decay of nature that awakens thought, even in the most trifling mind.

The most welcome guest in society will ever be the one to whose mind everything is a suggestion, and whose words suggest something to everybody.

In this age of innovation perhaps no experiment will have an influence more important on the character and happiness of our society than the granting to females the advantages of a systematic and thorough education.

Do not, as you value the health and happiness of those who sit at your table, place before them hot leavened bread or biscuit.

Oh, wondrous power! how little understood, Entrusted to the mother’s mind alone, To fashion genius, form the soul for good, Inspire a West, or train a Washington.