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A man's as old as he's feeling. A woman as old as she looks.
A man's as old as he's feeling. A woman as old as she looks.
Nothing is too high for the daring of mortals: we would storm
heaven itself in our folly.
[Lat., read more
Nothing is too high for the daring of mortals: we would storm
heaven itself in our folly.
[Lat., Nil mortalibus arduum est:
Coelum ipsum petimus stultitia.]
When ambition ends, happiness begins.
When ambition ends, happiness begins.
When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call read more
When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.
Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day's work absorb your entire energies, and satisfy read more
Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day's work absorb your entire energies, and satisfy your widest ambition.
On what strange stuff Ambition feeds!
On what strange stuff Ambition feeds!
The internal qualities once said to embody manhood- sure footedness, inner strength, confidence of purpose- are merchandised to men to read more
The internal qualities once said to embody manhood- sure footedness, inner strength, confidence of purpose- are merchandised to men to enhance their manliness. What passes for masculinity is being extracted and sold back to men. Literally in the case of Viagra.
Remarriage: A triumph of hope over experience.
Remarriage: A triumph of hope over experience.
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.rn
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.rn
