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“Possessed, as are all the fair daughters of Eve, of an hereditary propensity, transmitted to them undiminished through succeeding generations, to be 'soonmoved withtheslightesttouch of blame'; very little precept and practice will confirm them in the habit, and instruct them all the maxims, of self-justification.”

Littles Self Practice Generations Habit Succeed Daughter Fairs Blame Possessed Justification Maxims Propensity Hereditary Self Justification

Author:Maria Edgeworth

“Let's remember our goal. It is not to reeducate the teacher; it is not to express fair anger, it is not "to show everyone that..." No! We need that the sense of dignity remains in our son or daughter here is our goal!”

Needs Shows Remember Goal Teacher Son Daughter Fairs Dignity Remains

Book:Parenting for Everyone: Where Do Good Children Come From?

Source: Parenting for Everyone: Where Do Good Children Come From?

“A daughter of the gods, divinely tall, And most divinely fair.”

Beauty Daughter Fairs Tall

Author:Alfred Lord Tennyson

“I really don't see any men sitting in the corner office plotting to keep women out. All the men I know are actively trying to promote women, to get more women involved. These men have wives they care about; they have daughters they desperately care about. So I don't think it's fair to blame men - or I don't think it's accurate to blame men anymore.”

Thinking Knows Men Trying Care Wife He Man Involved Office Daughter Sitting Fairs Blame Corners Accurate Blame Me

Author:Debora Spar

“My son is trying to be a sports writer, and my daughter is a college student. She wants to be a comedy writer, and she's at film school. I discouraged both of them early on from getting involved in Starbucks. I didn't think it would be fair; plus, they didn't have any interest anyway.”

Thinking Want Trying Would Be School Film Sports Interest Comedy Students College Son Involved Daughter Fairs My Daughter Plus My Son Discouraged Starbucks Film School College Students

Author:Howard Schultz

“Advice, then, young yeoman: When referring to the king's middle daughter, state that she is fair, speculate that she is pious, but unless you'd like to spend your watch looking for the box where your head is kept, resist the urge to wax ignorant on her naughty bits." -Pocket I don't know what that means, sir." -Yeoman Speak not of Regan's shaggacity, son" [...] -Pocket”

Knows Mean States Young Speak Bits Watches Middle Advice Son Kings Daughter Fairs Boxes Ignorant Pockets Urges Naughty Pious Referring Regan Yeoman

Book:Fool: A Novel

Source: Fool: A Novel

“The woman turned and went slowly into the house. As she passed the doors she turned and looked back. Grave and thoughtful was her glance, as she looked on the king with cool pity in here eyes. Very fair was her face, and her long hair was like a river of gold. Slender and tall she was in her white robe girt with silver; but strong she seemed and stern as steel, a daughter of kings.”

Source: The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings

“Fairest Cordelia, that art most rich, being poor; Most choice, forsaken; and most loved, despised! Thee and thy virtues here I seize upon: Be it lawful I take up what's cast away. Gods, gods! 'tis strange that from their cold'st neglect My love should kindle to inflamed respect. Thy dowerless daughter, king, thrown to my chance, Is queen of us, of ours, and our fair France: Not all the dukes of waterish Burgundy Can buy this unprized precious maid of me. Bid them farewell, Cordelia, though unkind: Thou losest here, a better where to find.”

Source: The Tragedy of King Lear

“Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with rosy light the dewy lawn.”

Light Nature Daughter Fairs Dawn Lawns Rosy Aurora

Book:The Iliad of Homer

Source: The Iliad of Homer

“Who can describe the transports of a beam truly parental on beholding a daughter shoot up like some fair and modest flower, and acquire, day after day, fresh beauty and growing sweetness, so as to fill every eye with pleasure and every heart with admiration?”

Heart Eye Pleasure Growing Flower Daughter Fairs Acquire Admiration Modest Sweetness Transport Beam Parental

Author:George Fordyce

“I didn't think it was fair to my music to label me as the daughter of somebody - I didn't think it described me very well and I didn't think it had anything to do with my music.”

Thinking Wells Mother Daughter Fairs Labels

Author:Norah Jones