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Captain Jim thought women were delightful creatures, who ought to have the vote, and everything else they wanted, bless their hearts; but he did not believe they could write. L. M. Montgomery
If I may ride with you, Citizen Evremonde, will you let me hold your hand? I am not afraid, but I am little and weak, and it will give me more courage." As the patient eyes were lifted to his face, he saw a sudden doubt in them, and then astonishment. He pressed the work-worn, hunger-worn young fingers, and touched his lips."Are you dying for him?" she whispered."And his wife and child. Hush! Yes."Oh, you will let me hold your brave hand, stranger?"Hush! Yes, my poor sister; to the last. Charles Dickens
Paul Tournier quote: "The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable..."
The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are. Paul Tournier
Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got. Larry Bird
Isaac Newton quote: "What goes up must come down."
What goes up must come down. Isaac Newton
Margaret Fuller quote: "Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved."
Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved. Margaret Fuller
Albert Meltzer quote: "There are sermons in stones, but it depends on how good your..."
There are sermons in stones, but it depends on how good your aim is. Albert Meltzer
The girl dreams she is dangerously ill. Suddenly birds come out of her skin and cover her completely ... Swarms of gnats obscure the sun, the moon, and all the stars except one. That one start falls upon the dreamer. Carl Jung
Andrea Dworkin quote: "The tragedy is that women so committed to survival cannot..."
The tragedy is that women so committed to survival cannot recognize that they are committing suicide. Andrea Dworkin
Lao Tzu quote: "Hence the sage puts away excessive effort, extravagance, and..."
Hence the sage puts away excessive effort, extravagance, and easy indulgence. Lao Tzu
Edward Gibbon quote: "All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance."
All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance. Edward Gibbon
J. K. Rowling quote: "Once again you've put your keen and penetrating mind to the..."
Once again you've put your keen and penetrating mind to the task and as usual come to the wrong conclusion! J. K. Rowling
It is true that historic Christianity is in conflict at many points with the collectivism of the present day; it does emphasize, against the claims of society, the worth of the individual soul. It provides for the individual a refuge from all the fluctuating currents of human opinion, a secret place of meditation where a man can come alone into the presence of God. It does give a man courage to stand, if need be, against the world; it resolutely refuses to make of the individual a mere means... John Gresham Machen
Walter Scott quote: "Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in..."
Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. Walter Scott
Anne Parillaud quote: "Knowing what I know of love, I hang back because I don't like..."
Knowing what I know of love, I hang back because I don't like to lie to myself. Anne Parillaud