Inspirational Quotes by Sarah Josepha Hale (American Poet)

Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879,) née Buell, was an American poet. She is wrote the nursery rhyme “Mary’s Lamb” (“Mary had a little lamb,”) and she was the first American female journal editor. She also advocated Thanksgiving as a national holiday.

Born in Newport, New Hampshire, Hale embarked on a literary career upon the death of her husband in 1822, to support their family of five young children. In 1828, she became the first female editor of the Ladies’ Magazine in Boston.

Hale publishing fifty books in all. Her notable works include the antislavery novel, Northwood (1827,) and a book of Poems for Our Children (1830,) which contained ‘Mary had a Little Lamb.’ She was the editor of Lydia Maria Child’s periodical Juvenile Miscellany (1834–36) and The Lady’s Book (1837–77; later called Godey’s Magazine and Lady’s Book.)

Hale advocated the education of women and wrote Woman’s Record: Or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women from ‘the Beginning’ till A.D. 1850 (36 vols., 1853, 1869, 1876,) a series of profiles of women notable for their contributions to society and literature.

Ruth Elbright Finley wrote The Lady of Godey’s (1931,) a biography of Hale.

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Those who would enjoyment gain must find it in the purpose they pursue.
—Sarah Josepha Hale
Topics: Enjoyment

Nor need we power or splendor, wide hall or lordly dome; the good, the true, the tender- these form the wealth of home.
—Sarah Josepha Hale
Topics: Home, Family

O, beautiful rainbow, all woven of light! heaven surely is open when thou dost appear, and bending above thee the angels draw near, and sing “The rainbow—the rainbow; the smile of God is here!”
—Sarah Josepha Hale

Oh, wondrous power! how little understood, entrusted to the mother’s mind alone, to fashion genius, form the soul for good, inspire a West, or train a Washington.
—Sarah Josepha Hale
Topics: Mother

There is small danger of being starved in our land of plenty; but the danger of being stuffed is imminent.
—Sarah Josepha Hale
Topics: Eating

A countenance habitually under the influence of amiable feelings acquires a beauty of the highest order from the frequency with which such feelings stamp their character upon it.
—Sarah Josepha Hale
Topics: Face

The temple of our purest thoughts is silence.
—Sarah Josepha Hale
Topics: Silence

I have learned to judge of men by their own deeds, and not to make the accident of birth the standard of their merit.
—Sarah Josepha Hale
Topics: Birth

There is no impossibility to him who stands prepared to conquer every hazard. The fearful are the failing.
—Sarah Josepha Hale

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