"Woman is learning for herself that not self-sacrifice, but self development, is her first duty in life; and this, not primarily for the sake of others but that she may become fully herself."

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Source : Matilda Joslyn Gage “Women, Church and State”, Library of Alexandria

Matilda Joslyn Gage

#Sacrifice Quotes #Self Quotes #May Quotes

“the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses”
“If you are wiling to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist.”
“I spend my jollity on stage, so there is less in my own life.”
“Laying out grounds... may be considered as a liberal art, in some sort like poetry and painting.... it is to assist Nature in moving the affections... the affections of those who have the deepest perception of the beauty of Nature...”
“God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.”
“I've worked out of a series of no's. No to exquisite light, no to apparent compositions, no to the seduction of poses or narrative. And all these no's force me to the yes. I have a white background. I have the person I'm interested in and the thing that happens between us.”
“Strength that has effort in it is not what you need; you need the strength that is the result of ease.”

Source : Ida P. Rolf, Rosemary Feitis (1990). “Rolfing and Physical Reality”, p.57, Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
“It is wisdom to believe the heart.”

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