Maxioms by Lydia M. Child
An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.
An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.
Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an read more
Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face.
But men never violate the laws of God without suffering the consequences, sooner or later.
But men never violate the laws of God without suffering the consequences, sooner or later.
That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should read more
That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should make himself an imitation, this is the fact which Nature moans over, and deprecates beseechingly. Be spontaneous, be truthful, be free, and thus be individuals! is the song she sings through warbling birds, and whispering pines, and roaring waves, and screeching winds.
Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.
Genius hath electric power which earth can never tame.
