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Elizabeth Gaskell Quotes

Elizabeth Gaskell quotes about men

British Novelist, Writer September 29, 1810 – November 12, 1865

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I take it that “gentleman” is a term that only describes a person in his relation to others; but when we speak of him as “a man” , we consider him not merely with regard to his fellow men, but in relation to himself, - to life – to time – to eternity. A cast-away lonely as Robinson Crusoe- a prisoner immured in a dungeon for life – nay, even a saint in Patmos, has his endurance, his strength, his faith, best described by being spoken of as “a man”. I am rather weary of this word “... Elizabeth Gaskell
Miss Jenkyns wore a cravat, and a little bonnet like a jockey-cap, and altogether had the appearance of a strong-minded woman; although she would have despised the modern idea of women being equal to men. Equal, indeed! she knew they were superior. Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "How different men were to women!"
How different men were to women! Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell quote: "Nothing like the act of eating for equalizing men. Dying is..."
Nothing like the act of eating for equalizing men. Dying is nothing to it. Elizabeth Gaskell

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