Harriet Beecher Stowe Quotes

The burning of rebellious thoughts in the little breast, of internal hatred and opposition, could not long go on without slight whiffs of external smoke, such as mark the course of subterranean fire. - Harriet Beecher Stowe

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone. - Harriet Beecher Stowe

So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women. - Harriet Beecher Stowe

So long as the law considers all these human beings, with beating hearts and living affections, only as so many things belonging to the master -- so long as the failure, or misfortune, or imprudence, or death of the kindest owner, may cause them any day to exchange a life of kind protection and indulgence for one of hopeless misery and toil -- so long it is impossible to make anything beautiful or desirable in the best-regulated administration of slavery. - Harriet Beecher Stowe

Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm. - Harriet Beecher Stowe

One would like to be grand and heroic, if one could; but if not, why try at all? One wants to be very something, very great, very heroic; or if not that, then at least very stylish and very fashionable. It is this everlasting mediocrity that bores me. - Harriet Beecher Stowe

O, with what freshness,
what solemnity and beauty,
is each new day born;
as if to say to insensate man,
'Behold!
thou hast one more chance!
Strive for immortal glory! - Harriet Beecher Stowe

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. - Harriet Beecher Stowe

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