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Not on the outer world
For inward joy depend;
Enjoy the luxury of thought,
Make thine own self friend;
Not with the restless throng,
In search of solace roam
But with an independent zeal
Be intimate at home.

— Lydia Sigourney

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We speak of educating our children. Do we know that our children also educate us?

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Mothers, whatever you wish your children to become, strive to exhibit in your own lives and conversation.

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The glorified spirit of the infant is a star to guide the mother to its own blissful clime.

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A disposition to dwell on the bright side of character, is like gold to the possessor.

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