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Beware of doubt—faith is the subtle chain,
Which binds us to the infinite; the voice
Of a deep life within, that will remain
Until we crowd it thence.

— Elizabeth Oakes Smith

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The tender violet bent in smiles
To elves that sported nigh,
Tossing the drops of fragrant dew
To scent the evening sky.

The measure of capacity is the measure of sphere for either man or woman.

How few women have any history after the age of thirty!

Yes, this is Life; and everywhere we meet,
Not victor crowns, but wailings of defeat.

White-winged angels meet the child
On the vestibule of life,
And they offer to his lips
All that cup of mingled strife.

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Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because, if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.

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I had never doubted my own abilities, but I was quite prepared to believe that "the world" would decline to recognize them.

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Love is the active, working principle in all true faith. It is its very soul, without which it is dead. "Faith works by love."

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