“Invoking the story of David, Davies implored his students to “imbibe and cherish a public spirit. Serve your generation. Live not for your selves, but the public. Be the servants of the Church; the servants of your Country; the servants of all.” He exhorted them to “esteem yourselves” not by how much “more happy, honourable and important” you can become but by how much “more useful you are!”
― Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father
― Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father
“They spoke of small things at first, since it was best, when reattaching threads, to begin with the easiest knots.”
― Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
― Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
“Confucius didn’t care much for women: When a girl, obey your father; when a wife, obey your husband; when a widow, obey your son.”
― The Island of Sea Women
― The Island of Sea Women
“If there is happiness at age three, it will last until you reach eighty.”
― The Island of Sea Women
― The Island of Sea Women
“To understand everything is to forgive.”
― The Island of Sea Women
― The Island of Sea Women
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