"In teaching your child, do not forget that suffering is good too. It makes a person rich in character."

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Source : BETTY SMITH (1947). “A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN MAGGIE NOW”

Betty Smith

#Children Quotes #Teaching Quotes #Character Quotes

“I think then, 1st, that the only safety of the South from abolition universal is to be found in an early dissolution of the Union.”
“Really? My people do the same thing.”
“Dreams grow holy put in action.”

Source : Adelaide Anne Procter (1861). “Legends and Lyrics: A Book of Verses”, p.111
“Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.”
“And Loplop, bird superior, has transformed himself into flesh without flesh and will dwell among us...”
“It was actually what my dad did and with the Muppets, the years with the Muppets, it was really all targeted to adults. It was in a time when everything had to be safe for the whole family. But he was targeting adults.”
“The conflict between pacifism and socialism ultimately reflects a greater quandary of how one engages with such a system.”
“We’ve learned that it will take more than one generation to bring about change. The fight for civil rights has developed into a broader concern for human rights, and that encompasses a great many people and countries. Those of us who live in a democracy have a responsibility to be the voice for those whose voices are stilled.”

Source : "Mary Travers of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72". www.cnn.com. September 17, 2009.

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