"Women never really command until they have given their promise to obey; and they are never in more danger of being made slaves than when the men are at their feet."

-- George Farquhar

#Men Quotes #Feet Quotes #Promise Quotes

“Like a rough orator, that brings more truth Than rhetoric, to make good his accusation.”

Source : Philip Massinger (1830). “The plays of Philip Massinger: adapted for family reading, and the use of young persons, by the omission of objectionable passages”, p.200
“The statesman, lawyer, merchant, man of trade Pants for the refuge of some rural shade, Where all his long anxieties forgot Amid the charms of a sequester'd spot, Or recollected only to gild o'er And add a smile to what was sweet before, He may possess the joys he thinks he sees, Lay his old age upon the lap of ease, Improve the remnant of his wasted span. And having lived a trifler, die a man.”
“Do you remember which way I was heading?”

Source : Charles Hartshorne (2007). “Hartshorne: A New World View”, p.1, Lulu.com
“Marlene Dietrich and Roy Rogers are the only two living humans who should be allowed to wear black leather pants.”
“Culture is invited to the table usually only as raw material that needs no analysis.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Ben rubbed his muzzle over Kyleâ€™s shoulder in a way that I think was supposed to be reassuring. Kyle sucked in a breath. Either it hurt, or the reminder that the werewolf was big enough to rub his shoulder without much effort wasnâ€™t exactly reassuring. â€œBen, when was the last time you brushed your teeth?â€ asked Kyle. Or else Benâ€™s breath was really bad.”
“I am dissatisfied with everything I have ever written and regard it all only as a preparation for that one work which probably I don't have it in me to write but which I hope I can go on trying for.”
“Something of defeat, something of tragedy, can be a sacrament because it stops us and causes us to look deeper.”

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