"We are not allowed to have hearts, under penalty of being hooted down."

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Source : Alexandre Dumas fils (2004). “Camille”, p.97, Penguin

Alexandre Dumas-fils

#Heart Quotes #Penalties Quotes

“You know, they say in France that translation is like a woman: she is either beautiful or faithful.”
“I advocate the abolition of all religions, without setting up anything new of the kind.”
“Success is an absurd, erratic thing. She arrives when one least expects her and after she has come may depart again almost because of a whim.”
“Well, we spend an awful lot of our time working and doing experiments. It's very busy up on the shuttle.”
“I'm kind of a globetrotter. I've been traveling since I was born and living in different locations.”
“Men as well as women, must strive for a balance of experience. Masculinity, defined as requiring the ability to act physically or mentally but excluding anything too emotional or nurturing, currently denies men this balance. Their ability to care is seen as inappropriate for everyday use, and a lack of desire for power or promotion are seen as signs of inadequacy.”
“A day will come when the European god of the nineteenth century will be classed with the gods of Olympus and the Nile.”

Source : William Winwood Reade (1874). “The Martyrdom of Man”, p.537
“The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.”

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