The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character. - Dorothea Dix 1 Share Now -
With care and patience, people may accomplish things which, to an indolent person, would appear impossible. - Dorothea Dix 2 Share Now -
To me, the avocation of a teacher has something elevating and exciting. While surrounded by the young, one may always be doing good. - Dorothea Dix 3 Share Now -
The olive branch has been consecrated to peace, palm branches to victory, the laurel to conquest and poetry, the myrtle to love and pleasure, the cypress to mourning, and the willow to despondency. - Dorothea Dix 4 Share Now -
The rose is the flower and handmaiden of love - the lily, her fair associate, is the emblem of beauty and purity. - Dorothea Dix 5 Share Now -
We are not sent into this world mainly to enjoy the loveliness therein, nor to sit us down in passive ease; no, we were sent here for action. The soul that seeks to do the will of God with a pure heart, fervently, does not yield to the lethargy of ease. - Dorothea Dix 6 Share Now -
The olive branch has been consecrated to peace, palm branches to victory, the laurel to conquest and poetry, the myrtle to love and pleasure, the cypress to mourning, and the willow to despondency. - Dorothea Dix 7 Share Now -
What greater bliss than to look back on days spent in usefulness, in doing good to those around us. - Dorothea Dix 8 Share Now -
As you have learnt something of time, value and make a proper use of it. Once past, it knows no return; how necessary, then, that you spend it in improving your mind and fitting it for future happiness and usefulness. - Dorothea Dix 9 Share Now -
I shall try and effect all that is before me to perform; and God, I think, will surely give me strength for His work so long as He directs my line of duty. - Dorothea Dix 10 Share Now -
