Catherine Helen Spence

“I am a new woman, and I know it.”

“The end and aim of all education is the development of character.”

“My sympathies are with the weak and the oppressed.”

“The object of life is not to be happy, but to be serviceable, to be honorable, to be compassionate.”

“It is by the steady, persistent, quiet work of individuals that true reform is effected.”

“Do not be content with second-hand hearsay.”

“Every woman should have a purse of her own.”

“Let us not be afraid to help each other.”

“The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.”

“We want women to be citizens, not merely the mothers of citizens.”

“What we need is not more charity, but more justice.”

“Let us trust in the power of truth and justice.”