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We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the read more
We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice -- that is, until we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say, "I lost it.".
The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man.
The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man.
A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her read more
A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.
It is impossible to believe that the same God who permitted His own son to die a bachelor regards celibacy read more
It is impossible to believe that the same God who permitted His own son to die a bachelor regards celibacy as an actual sin.
When women go wrong, men go right after them.
When women go wrong, men go right after them.
Ne'er take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.
Ne'er take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.
All women are born evil. Some just realize their potential later in life than others.
All women are born evil. Some just realize their potential later in life than others.
Women see better than men. Men see lazily, if they do not expect to act. Women see quite without any read more
Women see better than men. Men see lazily, if they do not expect to act. Women see quite without any wish to act.
A little girl at the wedding afterwards asked her mother why the bride changed her mind. "What do you mean?" read more
A little girl at the wedding afterwards asked her mother why the bride changed her mind. "What do you mean?" responded her mother. "Well, she went down the aisle with one man, and came back with another.".