Of the 2,000 contributors in the fourteenth edition of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, only 7.5% of the contributors were women, and only 0.5% of all the quotations cited were penned by women. The Oxford Book of Quotations bettered those percentages – barely: 8.5% women, 1% quotations by women. Elaine Partnow
Author: Administrador
WOMEN’S LIBERATION
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. Timothy Leary
WITNESS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
If you have not the Spirit of God, Christian worker, remember that you stand in somebody else’s way; you are a fruitless tree standing where a fruitful tree might grow. C.H. Spurgeon
WIVES
See also: Husbands Giving honor unto the wife as unto the weaker vessel. The Bible, 1 Peter 3:7 kjv A perfect wife is one who doesn’t expect a perfect husband. Author unknown In Jewish law a wife had no legal rights whatsoever; she was absolutely in her husband’s possession to do with as he willed. … Continue reading “WIVES”
WISDOM AND HUMILITY
The wisest word man reaches is the humblest he can speak. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
WISE SAYINGS
See also: Mottoes; Proverbs; Quotations Wise sayings are like great men talking to us. It’s the closest most of us can get to greatness. They are the cheapest teachers, consultants, advisers, guidelines, pilots, signposts, guardians and counselors. They make us wise in one hundredth of the time of any other sources of knowledge or wisdom. … Continue reading “WISE
SAYINGS”
WIT
Wit is educated insolence. Aristotle Wit without discretion is a fool with a sword. Spanish proverb
WILL, OUR
See: Obedience
WILL-POWER
See also: Discipline; Free will The line between good and evil passes not between principalities and powers, but oscillates within the human heart. And even the most rational approach to ethics is defenseless if there isn’t the will to do what is right. Author unknown You give God your will and He gives you his … Continue reading “WILL-POWER”
WILLS
See also: Death I testify and declare that I trust to no other security for my salvation than this alone, that as God is the Father of mercy, so he will show himself such a Father to me, who acknowledge myself to be a miserable sinner. From John Calvin’s will