“Take care of indulging in little selfishnesses; learn to consider others in trifles; be careful to fulfil the minor social duties.”

Arguing that character is formed through small everyday acts of consideration · Pocket-book note, c. 1838

• Friendship
• Truth

“I cannot express my delight at feeling that I have fourteen hours before me when I rise, or more, to do what I will in, and write and read as I choose.”

Delighting in an uninterrupted day devoted to reading and writing · Letter to Sarah Rose, 14 January 1833

• Art
• Joy
• Solitude

“It is indeed true that I never feel so comforted, as when I feel humbled, and experience a deep sense of my own sinfulness.”

Describing the paradoxical consolation she found in spiritual humility · Letter to Elizabeth Fry, January 1824

• Faith