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“Home is not where you have to go but where you want to go; nor is it a place where you are sullenly admitted, but rather where you are welcomed – by the people, the walls, the tiles on the floor, the followers beside the door, the play of life, the very grass.”
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“Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”
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“We've never heard
About a marvel quite so great,
For all the heroes who have lived
In history can't measure up
In bravery against the Maid.”
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About a marvel quite so great,
For all the heroes who have lived
In history can't measure up
In bravery against the Maid.”
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“Let some holy ambition invade our souls, so that, dissatisfied with mediocrity, we shall eagerly desire the highest things and shall toil with all our strength to obtain them, since we may if we wish.”
― Oration on the Dignity of Man
― Oration on the Dignity of Man
“Not all men (and especially the wisest) share the opinion that it is bad for women to be educated. But it is very true that many foolish men have claimed this because it displeased them that women knew more than they did.”
― The Book of the City of Ladies
― The Book of the City of Ladies
The Penguin Press
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Human Origins—Explorations and Discussions in Anthropology, Biology, Archaeology, and Geology
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