"Life is not all incident; it has its intervals of thought, as well as action—of feeling—of endurance; and in order to reflect, and profit by these, it is sometimes necessary to sit down as it were upon the sand-hills of the desert, and consider from what point in the horizon the journey has been made, or to what opening in the distance it is likely to lead."
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Social Distinction; or, Hearts and Homes (London and New York: J. & F. Tallis, [1848–49]), vol. 2, ch. 5
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Sarah Stickney Ellis
Sarah Stickney Ellis (née Stickney; 1799 – 16 June 1872) was an English author. She was a Quaker turned Congregationalist. Her numerous books are mostly about women's roles in society. She argued that women had a religious duty as daughters, wives and mothers to provide an influence for good that would improve society.
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