Children Quote by Beecher, Catharine E. (Catharine Esther
““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 do good to others, instead of living merely to please themselves.””
![“There is nothing which has a more abiding influence on the happiness of a family than the preservation of equable and cheerful temper and tones in the [mother].” quote by Beecher, Catharine E. (Catharine Esther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/91d/beecher-catharine-e-catharine_family_there-is-nothing-which-has-a-more-abidin_44003.jpg)
![“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 those who train immortal minds are to read the fruit of their labor through…” quote by Beecher, Catharine E. (Catharine Esther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d1d/beecher-catharine-e-catharine_family_the-family-state-then-is-the-aptest-eart_2279451.jpg)
