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“When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire or the shaping sound of lullabies? The great armistices made by military men or the peacemaking of women in homes and in neighborhoods? Will what happened in cradles and kitchens prove to be more controlling than what happened in congresses? When the surf of the centuries has made the great pyramids so much sand, the everlasting family will still be standing, because it is a celestial institution, formed outside telestial time.”
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“I ask not for any crown
But that which all may win;
Nor try to conquer any world
Except the one within.”
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But that which all may win;
Nor try to conquer any world
Except the one within.”
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“Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”
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“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
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“If we knew how often the obedience of others is affected by our own, and how often our stepping forth soon brings forth a whole platton of helpers, and how often our speaking forth soon creates a chorus - we would be even more ashamed of our slackess and our silence.”
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