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There is always a chance that he who sets himself up as his brother's keeper will end up by being read more
There is always a chance that he who sets himself up as his brother's keeper will end up by being his jail-keeper.
There are two types of people. Those we who come into a room and say, "Well, here I am!" and read more
There are two types of people. Those we who come into a room and say, "Well, here I am!" and those who come in and say, "Ah, there you are.".
A mother who is really a mother is never free.
A mother who is really a mother is never free.
What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father.
What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father.
The family is the school of duties... founded on love.
The family is the school of duties... founded on love.
The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness, can be trained to do most things.
The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness, can be trained to do most things.
Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends up blocking his retreat.
Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends up blocking his retreat.
Govern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently.
Govern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently.
The legacy of women's war work is our present post-industrial employment structure. It was the war that created the demand read more
The legacy of women's war work is our present post-industrial employment structure. It was the war that created the demand for a technologically advanced, de-skilled, low-paid, non-unionized female workforce and paved the way for making part-time work the norm for married women now. A generation later, it was the daughters of wartime women workers who completed their mothers' campaign for equal pay.