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> [ “The family state then, is the aptest earthly illustration of the heavenly kingdom...\[The mother\] is to rear all under her care to lay up treasures, not on earth, but in heaven. All the pleasures of this life end here; but… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beecher-catharine-e-catharine-esther/the-family-state-then-is-the-aptest-earthly-illustration-of-the/)

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## More by Beecher, Catharine E. (Catharine Esther

> [“There is nothing which has a more abiding influence on the happiness of a family than the preservation of equable and cheerful temper and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beecher-catharine-e-catharine-esther/there-is-nothing-which-has-a-more-abiding-influence-on-the-happiness/)

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> [“Many persons imagine that, if they violate the laws of health, in order to attend to religious or domestic duties, they are guiltless before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beecher-catharine-e-catharine-esther/many-persons-imagine-that-if-they-violate-the-laws-of-health-in-order/)

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> [“Children can be very early taught...that they can hereafter find their chief happiness in giving up their will to God, and in living to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beecher-catharine-e-catharine-esther/children-can-be-very-early-taught-that-they-can-hereafter-find-their/)

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> [“It is impossible for a conscientious woman to secure that peaceful mind and cheerful enjoyment of life which all should seek, who is constantly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beecher-catharine-e-catharine-esther/it-is-impossible-for-a-conscientious-woman-to-secure-that-peaceful/)

[Beecher, Catharine E. (Catharine Esther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beecher-catharine-e-catharine-esther/)

> [ “The family state then, is the aptest earthly illustration of the heavenly kingdom...\[The mother\] is to rear all under her care to lay up… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beecher-catharine-e-catharine-esther/the-family-state-then-is-the-aptest-earthly-illustration-of-the/)

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