Woo her not till thou hast ...

Woo her not till thou hast seen her mother, for a score of years worketh wonders.
Woo her not till thou hast seen her mother, for a score of years worketh wonders.
 Gelett Burgess

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Sylvia Plath. Interesting poetess whose tragic suicide was misinterpreted as romantic by the college-girl mentality.
I think there was the studio mentality for a long time that women and girls can relate to a male hero, but boys and men can't relate to a female hero.
 Jennifer Lawrence
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
 Harriet Tubman
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
 William Ellery Channing
You must do the things you think you cannot do.

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Verily, men do foolish things thoughtlessly, knowing not why; but no woman doeth aught without a reason.
 Gelett Burgess
Her heart is older than her head; yea, her emotion is the mother of her reason
 Gelett Burgess
A good woman would rather be the mother of a genius than the wife of a hero
 Gelett Burgess
Thinking a smile all the time will keep your face youthful.
 Gelett Burgess
There is indeed no such thing in life as absolute darkness; one's eyes revolt and hasten to fill the vacuum by floating in sparks, dream patterns, figures whimsical and figures grotesque, shifting and clad in complementary colors, to appease the indignant cups and rods of the retina.
 Gelett Burgess