"The measure of capacity is the measure of sphere to either man or woman."

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Source : Elizabeth Oakes Smith (2015). “The Western Captive and Other Indian Stories”, p.20, Broadview Press

Elizabeth Oakes Smith

#Men Quotes #Spheres Quotes #Capacity Quotes

“In my view the tablet and the PC are different. You can do things with the tablet if you are not encumbered by the legacy of the PC.”
“As long as we are not living in harmony with nature and our constitution, we cannot expect ourselves to be really healed. Ayurveda gives us the means”
“It's really cool what you can do with a guitar and a Fender Twin and a space echo.”
“I met my second husband on a bus. We looked at each other and that was it. We were both married to other people at the time and behaved badly, but we didn't seem to have any choice. We were very happy for nearly 50 years and would still be together if it wasn't for the bloody railways.”

Source : Interview With Hephzibah Anderson, www.theguardian.com. November 11, 2006.
“I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet.”
“Don't aim at any impossible heroisms. Strive rather to be quiet in your own sphere. Don't live in the cloudland of some transcendental heaven; do your best to bring the glory of a real heaven down, and ray it out upon your fellows in this work-day world.”

Source : William Morley Punshon (1873). “Lectures and Sermons”, p.16, Adam, Stevenson
“Contrary to the prevailing notion that good governance is bad politics, in reality good governance is good politics. A government should work keeping in mind the welfare of future generations, not the next election.”
“People fear change, Change is not knowing whatâ€™s going to happen. People sometimes mistake change as a negative. I look at change as exciting, look at it as an opportunity to make your life better. Fear builds mountains, Faith removes them. Itâ€™s time for you to conquer new horizons. Today is going to be a GREAT day for a change!”

Source : FaceBook post by Marc Mero from Dec 29, 2015

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