Quotes by Catharine Beecher
“Woman's great mission is to train immature, weak, and ignorant creatures to obey the laws of God; the physical, the intellectual, the social, and the moral.”— Catharine Beecher
“The great want of our race is perfect educators to train new-born minds, who are infallible teachers of what is right and true.”— Catharine Beecher
“The success of democratic institutions, as is conceded by all, depends upon the intellectual and moral character of the mass of the people.”— Catharine Beecher
“If all females were not only well educated themselves but were prepared to communicate in an easy manner their stores of knowledge to others... the face of society would be speedily changed.”— Catharine Beecher
“It is to mothers and to teachers that the world is to look for the character which is to be enstamped on each succeeding generation.”— Catharine Beecher
“There is nothing which has a more abiding influence on the happiness of a family than the preservation of equable and cheerful temper and tones in the housekeeper.”— Catharine Beecher
“The principle of subordination is the great bond of union and harmony through the universe.”— Catharine Beecher
“Let every woman become so cultivated and refined in intellect, that her taste and judgment will be respected.”— Catharine Beecher
“A woman's profession... comprises the two most important branches of human life: the training of the mind in infancy and childhood, and the support and comfort of the sick.”— Catharine Beecher