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“My vigour, vitality, and cheek repel me. I am the kind of woman I would run from.”

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Nancy Astor, born on May 19, 1879 in New York, USA, and died on May 2, 1964. She was a British politician and the first female MP and Foreign Secretary in the House of Commons. Astor is renowned for her strong political stance and outstanding contributions to diplomacy. more

“Yet in the blood of man there is a tide, an old sea-current, rather, that is somehow akin to the twilight, which brings him rumours of beauty from however far away, as drift-wood is found at sea from islands not yet discovered; and this spring-tide or current that visits the blood of man comes from the fabulous quarter of his lineage, from the legendary, of old; it takes him out to the woodlands, out to the hills; he listens to ancient song.”

Men Song Found Blood Sea Spring Ancient Currents Woods Hills Islands Quarters Twilight Tides Far Away Fabulous Legendary Rumours Lineage Woodland

Book:The Book of Wonder

Source: The Book of Wonder

“It has always struck me that one of the readiest ways of estimating a country's regard for law is to notice what arms the officers of the law are carrying: in England it is little batons, in France swords, in many countries revolvers, and in Russia the police used to have artillery.”

Way Littles Country Law Used Arms England Police Regard Russia France Officers Artillery Revolver Baton Estimating

Author:Lord Dunsany

“How beautiful are dreams! In dreams the dead may live, even the long dead and the very silent.”

May Long Dream Beautiful Silent

Book:The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories

Source: The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories

“Every day we live is a priceless gift of God, loaded with possibilities to learn something new, to gain fresh insights.”

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