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Men Quotes by Lydia M. Child
- Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the…
- The old men gazed on them in their loveliness, and turned away with that deep and painful sigh, which the gladness of childhood, and thetransient…
- But men never violate the laws of God without suffering the consequences, sooner or later.
- That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should make himself an imitation, this…
- It is my mission to help in the breaking down of classes, and to make all men feel as if they were brethren of the…
- Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face. Every man deems…
- Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.
- Reverence is the highest quality of man's nature; and that individual, or nation, which has it slightly developed, is so far unfortunate. It is a…
- The nearer society approaches to divine order, the less separation will there be in the characters, duties, and pursuits of men and women. Women will…
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- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
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