“If a weakly mortal is to do anything in the world besides eat the bread thereof, there must be a determined subordination of the whole nature to the one aim no trifling with time, which is passing, with strength which is only too limited.” IfsWorldWholeNatureAimDeterminedPassingBreadPassingsMortalsDemiseTriflingSubordination Book:The Diary of Beatrice Webb: Glitter Around and Darkness Within, 1873-1892 Source: The Diary of Beatrice Webb: Glitter Around and Darkness Within, 1873-1892
“If I ever felt inclined to be timid as I was going into a room hill of people, I would say to myself, "You're the cleverest member of one of the cleverest families in the cleverest class of the cleverest nation in the world-why should you be frightened?” PeopleIfsWorldShouldNationsFeltFearRoomsClassMembersHillsFrightened Author:Beatrice Webb