Lydia Maria Child - The mother's book (1831)

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A great mind can attend to little things, but a little mind cannot attend to great things.

Lydia Maria Child

The great difficulty in education is that we give rules instead of inspiring sentiments.... it is not possible to make rules enough to apply to all manner of cases; and if it were possible, a child would soon forget them. But if you inspire him with right feelings, they will govern his actions.

Lydia Maria Child

To American mothers, on whose intelligence and discretion the safety and prosperity of our Republic so much depend, this volume is respectfully inscribed.

Lydia Maria Child

Affectation is fond of making a greater show than reality.... Nature and truth have never learned to blow the trumpet, and never will.

Lydia Maria Child

The excess of all good things is mischievous.

Lydia Maria Child