Ellen Swallow Richards

Subject the material world to the higher ends by understanding it in all its relations to daily life and action.

If you keep your feathers well oiled the water of criticism will run off as from a duck's back.

The only trouble here is they won't let us study enough. They are so afraid we shall break down and you know the reputation of the College is at stake, for the question is, can girls get a college degree without ruining their health?

We never can tell how our lives may work to the account of the general good, and we are not wise enough to know if we have fulfilled our mission or not.

Work is a sovereign remedy for all ills, and a man who loves to work will never be unhappy.