Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing, peace is the measure.

Quote by Phyllis McGinley

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Those wearing tolerance for a label call other views intolerable.

Those wearing tolerance for a label call other views intolerable.

Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke, it...

Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke, it...

Gossip is the tool of the poet, the shoptalk of the scientist and the consolation...

Gossip is the tool of the poet, the shoptalk of the scientist and the consolation...

When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect...

When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect...

A lady is smarter than a gentleman, maybe, she can sew a fine seam, she...

A lady is smarter than a gentleman, maybe, she can sew a fine seam, she...

In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime.

In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime.

A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.

A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by...

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by...

Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart.

Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart.

Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity.

Compromise, if not the spice of life, is its solidity.

Getting along with men isn't what's truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get...

Getting along with men isn't what's truly important. The vital knowledge is how to get...

Seventy is wormwood, Seventy is gall But its better to be seventy, Than not alive...

Seventy is wormwood, Seventy is gall But its better to be seventy, Than not alive...

I do not know who first invented the myth of sexual equality. But it is...

I do not know who first invented the myth of sexual equality. But it is...

Who could deny that privacy is a jewel? It has always been the mark of...

Who could deny that privacy is a jewel? It has always been the mark of...

Nothing fails like success; nothing is so defeated as yesterday's triumphant Cause.

Nothing fails like success; nothing is so defeated as yesterday's triumphant Cause.

Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be...

Praise is warming and desirable. But it is an earned thing. It has to be...

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror,...

Sisters are always drying their hair. Locked into rooms, alone, they pose at the mirror,...

Sisters are like continents: they look different, have different names, and are different shapes.....but are...

Sisters are like continents: they look different, have different names, and are different shapes.....but are...

A sister is both your mirror - and your opposite.

A sister is both your mirror - and your opposite.

We are sisters. We will always be sisters.Our differences may never go away, but neither,...

We are sisters. We will always be sisters.Our differences may never go away, but neither,...