"Modesty and taste are questions of latitude and education; the more people know,--the more their ideas are expanded by travel, experience, and observation,--the less easily they are shocked. The narrowness and bigotry of women are the result of their circumscribed sphere of thought and action."

-- Elizabeth Cady Stanton

#People Quotes #Modesty Quotes #Action Quotes

“In a last violent protest against the hopelessness of imminent death, I sensed my spirit piercing through the enveloping gloom. I felt it transcend that hopeless, meaningless world, and from somewhere I heard a victorious "Yes" in answer to my question of the existence of an ultimate purpose. At that moment a light was lit in a distant farmhouse, which stood on the horizon as if painted there, in the midst of the miserable gray of a dawning morning in Bavaria. "Et lux in tenebris lucet"-and the light shineth in the darkness.”
“You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or you've looked into a pair of beautiful eyes.”
“My only hope was to be polite.”
“I would like to help my people in any way I can. It's difficult times in Pakistan and we all have to help.”
“I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.”
“Who are our enemies? Who are our friends? This is a question of the first importance for the revolution.”
“That's what all love comes down to, doesn't it? We help others only as much as they let us.”
“Smile, it's easier than explaning why you're sad”

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