Quote#God & Faith
There is, between the sexes, a law of incessant reciprocal action, of…
Quote byCaroline Healey Dall · 1822–1912
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The College, the Market, and the Court (Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1867) pp. 6–7.
English (original)
There is, between the sexes, a law of incessant reciprocal action, of which God avails himself in the constitution of the family, when He permits brothers and sisters to nestle about the same hearthstone. Its ministration is essential to the best educational results. Our own educational institutions should rest upon this divine basis.
— Caroline Healey Dall
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