"We have not the slightest idea that women are made of such light material that the breath of any fool or knave may blow them on the rocks of ruin."

-- Jane Swisshelm

#Women Quotes #Blow Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“The idea of equality is a by-product of the sentiment of envy. Since it must always prove beyond human ower to raise the inferior mass to a superior stratum, apostles of equality must ever be inferiors seeking to reduce their betters to their level. It follows that a nation that once admits this doctrine of equality will be dragged by it to the level, moral, intelletual and political, of its most worthless class.”

Source : Rafael Sabatini (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Rafael Sabatini (Illustrated)”, p.5085, Delphi Classics
“Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they stink horribly.”
“He had been granted his life's wish-but conditionally.”
“One's religion is whatever he is most interested in.”
“Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.”
“Lowering your standards is the key to happiness.”
“Bei Dao became the most well-known name for me because of certain criticism of my work. Bei Dao was the name under which my work was criticized. So I became more well-known under Bei Dao than under the other names.”

Source : Source: quod.lib.umich.edu
“I was overpowered by being in the world, by other people and their lives I couldnâ€™t lead, their jobs I couldnâ€™t do - overpowered even by jobs I would never want or need to do.”

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