It is those of great promise who are more often disappointing in failing to realize what they might do with their richer endowments; they fail in strength of will.
Now if we want a girl to grow to the best that a woman ought to be it is in two things that we must establish her fundamentally--quiet of mind and firmness of will.

Quiet of mind equally removed from stagnation and from excitement.

In stagnation her mind is open to the seven evil spirits who came into the house that was empty and swept; under excitement it is carried to extremes in any direction which occupies its attention at the time.

The best minds of women are quiet, intuitive, and full of intellectual sympathies.

They are not in general made for initiation and creation, but initiation and creation lean upon them for understanding and support.