Widowhood Quotes by Clara Barton

I founded the American Red Cross.

— Clara Barton

“The surest test of discipline is it's absence.”

— Clara Barton

I don't know how long it has been since my ear has been free from the roll of a drum. It is the music…

— Clara Barton

The Red Cross in its nature, it aims and purposes, and consequently, its methods, is unlike any other organization in the country.It is an…

— Clara Barton

People should not say that this or that is not worth learning, giving as their reason that it will not be put to use.…

— Clara Barton

You must never so much think as whether you like it or not, whether it is bearable or not; you must never think of…

— Clara Barton

It is wise statesmanship which suggests that in time of peace we must prepare for war, and it is no less a wise benevolence…

— Clara Barton

I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's work for less than…

— Clara Barton

I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed…

— Clara Barton

What could I do but go with them Civil War soldiers, or work for them and my country? The patriot blood of my father…

— Clara Barton

I don't know how long it has been since my ear has been free from the roll of a drum. It is the music…

— Clara Barton

The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins.

— Clara Barton

A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing through his chest from…

— Clara Barton

Although its growth may seem to have been slow, it is to be remembered that it is not a shrub, or plant, to shoot…

— Clara Barton

Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at…

— Clara Barton