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Quote by Charles Henry Parkhurst

“All true manliness grows around a core of divineness.”

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Charles Henry Parkhurst (April 17, 1842 - September 8, 1933) was an American social reformer known for his work in child welfare and the temperance movement. His career and life experience are not well-documented. more

“[On living in New York City:] I'm oblivious to everything. I just don't notice anything. I sat in a coffee shop, drank half a cup of coffee before I noticed there was lipstick on the cup. There was wadded-up gum and lipstick on the napkin. I must have been sitting on that woman's lap for an hour.”

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Author:Laura Kightlinger

“The entire world shall be populous with that action which saves one soul from despair.”

World Soul Action Despair Benevolence

Author:Omar Khayyam

“It's solitary drinking that makes drunkards.”

Drinking Solitary Drunkards

Book:Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust

Source: Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust

“Bisexuality is almost a necessary factor in artistic production; at any rate, the tinge of masculinity within me helped me in my work.”

Rate Productions Factors Artistic Homosexuality Masculinity Bisexuality

Book:The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz

Source: The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz

“As in everything else, I find that age is not good for much, that one becomes deafer and less sensitive. Also, the higher up the mountain you climb, the less of a view you get. A mist closes in and cheats you of the hoped-for and expected opportunity to see far and wide.”

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Book:The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz

Source: The diary and letters of Kaethe Kollwitz

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