At sixty I look back on a life of deep disappointments, of withered hopes, of unlooked for suffering, of severe discipline.
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At sixty I look back on a life of deep disappointments, of withered hopes, of unlooked for suffering, of severe discipline.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
Not everyone views their life as filled with disappointments.
Oh, had I received the education I desired, had I been bred to the profession of the law, I might have been a useful member of society, and instead of myself a…
Had Adam tenderly reproved his wife, and endeavored to lead her to repentance instead of sharing in her guilt, I should be much more ready to accord to man tha…
All history attests that man has subjected woman to his will, used her as a means to promote his selfish gratification, to minister to his sensual pleasures, t…
Le malheur est que, parfois, des souhaits s'accomplissent, afin que se perpetue le supplice de l'esperance.
The tree of deepest root is found Least willing still to quit the ground; 'Twas therefore said by ancient sages, That love of life increased with years. So muc…
The center of every man's existence is a dream. Death, disease, insanity, are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal…