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My happiest hours are spent in school, surrounded by those I hope to benefit.

~Dorothea Dix

Topics: Benefit Happiest Hope Hours School Spent Surrounded Those

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I worship talents almost. I sinfully dare mourn that I possess them not.

~Dorothea Dix

Topics: Almost Dare Mourn Possess Talents Them Worship

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I would be cautious in embracing or rejecting doctrines. Had they been essential to our salvation, they would have been more explicitly declared in the Gospels, where we are so well taught the practice of every good word and work.

~Dorothea Dix

Topics: Been Cautious Doctrines Embracing Essential Every Explicitly Good Gospels Had More Our Practice Rejecting Salvation Taught Well Where Word Work Would

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There is, I think, great difficulty in writing of one's self: it is almost impossible to present subjects where the chief actor must be conspicuous and not seem to be, or really be, egotistical.

~Dorothea Dix

Topics: Actor Almost Chief Conspicuous Difficulty Egotistical Great Impossible Must Present Really Seem Self Subjects Think Where Writing I Think

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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

Topics: Fitting Future Happiness How Improving Knows Learnt Make Mind Necessary Once Past Proper Return Something Spend Then Time Use Usefulness Value You Your

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Always remember those things that tend to strengthen and improve your understanding. You cannot learn without attention, neither retain those lessons that you have once learnt without frequently reflecting upon and reviewing them in your mind; by this means, things long past will remain impressed upon your memory.

~Dorothea Dix

Topics: Always Attention Cannot Frequently Impressed Improve Learn Learnt Lessons Long Means Memory Mind Neither Once Past Reflecting Remain Remember Retain Reviewing Strengthen Tend Them Things Those Understanding Will Without You Your

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Time passed solely in the pursuit of pleasure leaves no solid enjoyment for the future; but from the hours you spend in reading and studying useful books, you will gather a golden harvest in future years.

~Dorothea Dix

Topics: Books Enjoyment Future Gather Golden Harvest Hours Leaves Passed Pleasure Pursuit Reading Solely Solid Spend Studying Time Useful Will Years You

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If we had only those things which are procured with ease and freedom from danger, we should find the comforts and luxuries, if not many of the necessaries of life, considerably diminished.

~Dorothea Dix

Topics: Comforts Considerably Danger Diminished Ease Find Freedom Freedom From Had Life Luxuries Many Only Should Things Those Which

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Men need knowledge in order to overpower their passions and master their prejudices.

~Dorothea Dix

Topics: Knowledge Master Men Need Order Passions Prejudices

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The great benefactors of individuals and of communities are the enlightened educators: the wise-teaching, mental and moral instructors and exemplars of our times.

~Dorothea Dix

Topics: Communities Educators Enlightened Great Individuals Instructor Mental Moral Our Times

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: April 4th, 1802

Died: July 17th, 1887

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