“Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs”

“It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others”

“The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong”

“Exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society”

“We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes”

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men”