If A Test Of Civilization Be Sought,

[on Being Deaf:] We Must Struggle For Whatever May Be Had, Without Encroaching On The Comfort Of Others.

I Never Did A Right Thing Or Abstained From A Wrong One From Any Consideration Of Reward Or Punishment.

The Sick-room Becomes The Scene Of Intense Convictions; And Among These, None, It Seems To Me, Is More Distinct And Powerful Than That Of The Permanent Nature Of Good, And The Transient Nature Of Evil.

It Matters Infinitely Less What We Do Than What We Are.

The Progression Of Emancipation Of Any Class Usually, If Not Always, Takes Place Through The Efforts Of Individuals Of That Class.