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“We can't give our children the future, strive though we may to make it secure. But we can give them the present.”

Book:Hands Full of Living: Talks with American Women

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Hands Full of Living: Talks with American Women

This book features a series of conversations with American women from various backgrounds, exploring their personal stories, challenges, and achievements. more

Author

Kathleen Norris

Kathleen Norris is a renowned American poet, born on July 27, 1947. Her poetry is known for its profound religious sentiment and unique personal style, which has earned her a dedicated following. more

“There were certain great principles involved in the organization of this earth, and one was that there might be a place provided whereon the children of our Heavenly Father could live and propagate their species and have bodies formed for the spirits to inhabit who were the children of God; for . . . He is the God and Father of the spirits of all flesh.”

Children Body Might Earth Spirit Certain Father Principles Involved Organization Species Flesh Certainty Heavenly Heavenly Father Child Of God

Author:John Taylor

“Nothing is more graceful than habitual cheerfulness.”

Happiness Cheerfulness Habitual

Book:The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Source: The Theory of Moral Sentiments

“The best way to be beautiful is to choose your parents well.”

Way Love Wells Beautiful Parent Best Way

Author:Candice Bergen

“The heart is long, very long in receiving the convictions that is forced upon it by reason... affection still lingers in the Bosom, even after esteem has taken its flight.”

Love Heart Long Stills Reason Taken Affection Conviction Esteem Flight Receiving Bosoms

Book:Abigail Adams: Letters

Source: Abigail Adams: Letters

“'T is greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to heaven.”

Past Asks Heaven Hours Wise Reports Bores Our Past

Book:The Complete Works, Poetry and Prose of the Rev. Edward Young, LL.D.: Revised and Collated with the Earliest Editions. To which is Prefixed A Life of the Author

Source: The Complete Works, Poetry and Prose of the Rev. Edward Young, LL.D.: Revised and Collated with the Earliest Editions. To which is Prefixed A Life of the Author

“The economic system that the United States has is an evil empire. It's an economic system that's not fair, not just, and it's not democratic. And it will fall just like communism fell. The richest 1 percent now own 50 percent of the wealth. It didn't use to be that way. The average CEO 20 years ago made 20 times as much as the average employee. Now they make 212 times as much.”