"Nobody ought to be too old to improve: I should be sorry if I was; and I flatter myself I have already improved considerably by my travels. First, I can swallow gruel soup, egg soup, and all manner of soups, without making faces much. Secondly, I can pretty well live without tea ..."

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Source : Anna Letitia Barbauld, Lucy Aikin (1825). “The works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld: in two volumes”, p.65

Anna Letitia Barbauld

#Travel Quotes #Sorry Quotes #Eggs Quotes

“June suns, you cannot store them To warm the winter's cold, The lad that hopes for heaven Shall fill his mouth with mould.”
“Body and spirit are twins: God only knows which is which.”

Source : Algernon Charles Swinburne (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne (Illustrated)”, p.1484, Delphi Classics
“Women owe Friedan an incalculable debt for The Feminine Mystique. Domesticity was not a satisfactory story of an intelligent woman's life.”
“The pains that you suffer, the loneliness that you encounter, the experiences that are disappointing or distressing, the addictions and seeming pitfalls of your life are each doorways to awareness. Each offers you an opportunity to see beyond the illusion that serves as the balancing and growth of your soul.”

Source : FaceBook post by Gary Zukav from Apr 16, 2015
“The independent girl is truly of quite modern origin, and usually is a most bewitching little piece of humanity.”
“Anticipation was the soul of enjoyment.”

Source : Elizabeth Gaskell (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (Illustrated)”, p.3149, Delphi Classics
“Women of all looks, shapes, sizes, everything, if they recognize how beautiful they are-because they all are-then they carry it that way. And you can see that. Confidence is reflected in how they walk and how they dress and how they speak and how they carry themselves. It's just amazing. And that can turn anybody's head pretty quick, especially mine.”
“I have great energy and I have great tasks ahead of me.”

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