"How many women are there ... who because of their husbands' harshness spend their weary lives in the bond of marriage in greater suffering than if they were slaves among the Saracens?"

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Source : Christine De Pizan (1982). “The Book of the City of Ladies”, New York : Persea Books

Christine de Pizan

#Husband Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Slave Quotes

“Well, like any time you're shooting documentary stuff, you've got to be in the moment, and you've got to be able to be in control enough to capture what's happening”
“If you cut a painter's hands off, he'd still feel the urge to pick up a brush.”
“If you have no major purpose, you are drifting toward certain failure.”
“If a man truly wants to communicate with his wife, he must enter her world of emotions.”

Source : Gary Smalley (1996). “The Keys to Growing in Love”, Bbs Publishing Corporation
“Much of what we called "depression" was really dissatisfaction, a result of setting a bar impossibly high or expecting treasures we weren't willing to work for.”
“When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when you smile, it's so much sexier!”
“We can't command our love, but we can our actions.”
“The Bay-man has made the worst and most worthless Transformers movie yet. I know, hard to believe, right? How could any summer blockbuster be as dull, dumb and soul-sucking as the first three Transformers movies? Step right up.”

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