Quote by Janet Benton Download Open image ““So little is permissible for a woman—yet on her back every human climbs to adulthood.”” — Janet Benton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“A comfortable and easy life leaves no room for growth. We must therefore embrace our hardships and the lessons they bring.” — Peprah Boasiako Copy Share Image
“Whatever the theories may be of woman’s dependence on man, in the supreme moments of her life he can not bear her burdens. Alone… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
“A woman brings so much more to the world than birth, for she can birth discovery, intelligence, invention, art, just as well as any… — Shannon Celebi Copy Share Image
“A person who is insufficiently honored as a child is destined to chase honor as an adult.” — Greg Marcus Copy Share Image
“Nature has given woman so much power that the law cannot afford to give her more.” — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“When I gardened at home, I often considered how the growth of plants resembles the gradual growth of the spirit. And seeing life make… — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“Tears slid down my cheeks. Their source must move closer to the eyes in mothers.” — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“We can pursue our true wants, Mill writes, only when doing so harms no one to whom we are obliged.” — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“Bitterness is poison, yes, but I hold a flask of it to my lips and drink.” — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“As if passion alone explained our predicaments. Our being female and unlucky—and, in my case, a near idiot in the ways of amorous men—must… — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“Some force moves all living things to excel. Surely this proves we are endowed with bits of our Creator.” — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“How is it that shame affixes itself to the violated, and not to the violator?” — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
