"If a woman be herself pure and noble-hearted, she will come into every circle as a person does into a heated room, who carries with him the freshness of the woods where he has been walking."

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Source : Frances Power Cobbe (2010). “The Duties of Women: A Course of Lectures”, p.140, Cambridge University Press

Frances Power Cobbe

#Circles Quotes #Doe Quotes #Noble Quotes

“when one has learned to wait patiently, one has learned to live.”
“No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems.”
“And I never felt that good in my life. But I also felt bad because I saw her naked without her permission.”
“Wake up. Get out of your mind. Be present.”
“I've watched other directors as an actor and I picked up little things here and there about cameras, [but] I wouldn't consider myself the guy you'd want to hire to do Star Trek.”
“You don't hear no artists from Compton showing vulnerability.”
“We do not say that a man who takes no interest in public affairs is a man who minds his own business. We say he has no business being here at all.”
“It's definitely a challenge, but it's even more than that. Beyond the basic need to understand what you're saying, a computer needs to understand what you're trying to do. So humans talking to computers present variable challenges.”

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