"the most grievous wrong of that day ... was to be found in the establishment of the celibacy of the clergy. ... This hideous doctrine of a celibate priesthood was maintained only by a constant struggle against the better and truer instincts of the heart."

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Source : Lillie Devereux Blake (1883). “Woman's Place To-day: Four Lectures, in Reply to the Lenten Lectures on "Woman" by the Rev. Morgan Dix ...”

Lillie Devereux Blake

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“A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.”

Source : "Clemenceau, The Events of His Life as Told by Himself to His Former Secretary, Jean Martet". Book by Georges Clemenceau, 1930.
“I get asked if I mind when someone burns my music. I'm just flattered that people want to.”
“Every one turns his dreams into realities as far as he can; man is cold as ice to the truth, hot as fire to falsehood.”
“Set up a situation that presents you with something slightly beyond your reach.”
“Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a â€˜realâ€™ experience.”

Source : Maxwell Maltz (2016). “Psycho-Cybernetics Deluxe Edition: The Original Text of the Classic Guide to a New Life”, p.31, Penguin
“Some of the worst elements of Guyland rest on the twin pillars of men's silence and women's compliance.”

Source : "How hookups and hang-ups delay manhood". TODAYshow.com Q&A, www.today.com. August 3, 2010.
“The loveliest hair is nothing, if the wearer is incapable of a grace.”
“The feeling of losing oneself in somebody's arms, yet at the same time finding oneself there, is irreplaceable. Nothing compares to the intensity of that feeling.”

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