There is nothing the body suffers the soul may not profit by.

Quote by George Meredith

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I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man

I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power

A human act once set in motion flows on forever to the great account. Our...

A human act once set in motion flows on forever to the great account. Our...

Speech is the small change of silence.

Speech is the small change of silence.

The most dire disaster in love is the death of imagination.

The most dire disaster in love is the death of imagination.

Memoirs are the backstairs of history.

Memoirs are the backstairs of history.

Don't just count your years, make your years count.

Don't just count your years, make your years count.

Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.

Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.

Cultivated men and women who do not skim the cream of life, and are attached...

Cultivated men and women who do not skim the cream of life, and are attached...

Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.

Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.

Bring the army of the faithful through.

Bring the army of the faithful through.

The man or country that fights priestcraft and priests is to my mind striking deeper...

The man or country that fights priestcraft and priests is to my mind striking deeper...

I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism

Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our...

Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our...

Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.

Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.

There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.