Quotes from Elizabeth Oakes Smith

Faith is the subtle chain which binds us to the infinite; the voice of a deep life within, that will remain until we crowd it thence.

Yes, this is life; and everywhere we meet, Not victor crowns, but wailings of defeat.

White wing'd angels meet the child On the vestibule of life.

The measure of capacity is the measure of sphere to either man or woman.

How few women have any history after the age of thirty!