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Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes

I prefer surveying for a week to spending a week in fashionable society even of the best class Picture Quote #1

The most conventional customs cling to the table. Farmers who wouldn’t drive a horse too hard expect pie three times a day Picture Quote #1

For this knowledge of right living, we have sought a new name... . As theology is the science of religious life, and biology the science of [physical] life ... so let Oekology be henceforth the science of [our] normal lives ... the worthiest of all the applied sciences which teaches the principles on which to found... healthy... and happy life Picture Quote #1

The unwilling mind is not a teachable mind Picture Quote #1

Perhaps the fact that I am not a Radical or a believer in the all powerful ballot for women to right her wrongs and that I do notscorn womanly duties, but claim it as a privilege to clean up and sort of supervise the room and sew things, etc., is winning me stronger allies than anything else Picture Quote #1

A political place with no power, only influence, is not to my taste Picture Quote #1

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I often think that all the difficulties we encounter only give us the more strength if we keep hold of our work, and we must not now give up while in the prime of life. It is best to keep trying, and by and by the opportunity will come. If we have given up, then we shall not be ready for it when it does come Picture Quote #1

You cannot make women contented with cooking and cleaning and you need not try Picture Quote #1

I hope that I am winning a way which others will keep open Picture Quote #1

A sense of power is the most intoxicating stimulant a mortal can enjoy Picture Quote #1

I had been in the hurrying waters too long not to appreciate an opportunity to lie on the bank and rest, watch others, and gain strength for the coming years Picture Quote #1

They are so afraid we shall break down, and you know the reputation of the college is at stake, for the question is, can girls get a college degree without injuring their health Picture Quote #1

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I wish the women’s rights folks would be more sensible. I think women have a great deal to learn, before they are fit to vote Picture Quote #1

It is cowardly to fly from natural duties and take up those that suit our taste or temperament better; but it is also unwise to take an exaggerated view of personal duties, which shuts out the proper care of the mind and body entrusted to us Picture Quote #1

If you keep your feathers well oiled the water of criticism will run off as from a duck’s back Picture Quote #1

One of the greatest faults of the women of the present time is a silly fear of things, and one object of the education of girls should be to give them knowledge of what things are really dangerous Picture Quote #1

The most conventional customs cling to the table. Farmers who wouldn’t drive a horse too hard expect pie three times a day Picture Quote #1

The environment that people live in is the environment that they learn to live in, respond to, and perpetuate. If the environment is good, so be it. But if it is poor, so is the quality of life within it Picture Quote #1

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Work is a sovereign remedy for all ills, and a man who loves to work will never be unhappy Picture Quote #1

Subject the material world to the higher ends by understanding it in all its relations to daily life and action Picture Quote #1

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I prefer surveying for a week to spending a week in fashionable society even of the best class (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) The most conventional customs cling to the table. Farmers who wouldn’t drive a horse too hard expect pie three times a day. (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) For this knowledge of right living, we have sought a new name... . As theology is the science of religious life, and biology the science of [physical] life ... so let Oekology be henceforth the science of [our] normal lives ... the worthiest of all the applied sciences which teaches the principles on which to found... healthy... and happy life. (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) The unwilling mind is not a teachable mind (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) Perhaps the fact that I am not a Radical or a believer in the all powerful ballot for women to right her wrongs and that I do notscorn womanly duties, but claim it as a privilege to clean up and sort of supervise the room and sew things, etc., is winning me stronger allies than anything else (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) A political place with no power, only influence, is not to my taste (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) I often think that all the difficulties we encounter only give us the more strength if we keep hold of our work, and we must not now give up while in the prime of life. It is best to keep trying, and by and by the opportunity will come. If we have given up, then we shall not be ready for it when it does come (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) You cannot make women contented with cooking and cleaning and you need not try (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) I hope that I am winning a way which others will keep open (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) A sense of power is the most intoxicating stimulant a mortal can enjoy (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) I had been in the hurrying waters too long not to appreciate an opportunity to lie on the bank and rest, watch others, and gain strength for the coming years (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) They are so afraid we shall break down, and you know the reputation of the college is at stake, for the question is, can girls get a college degree without injuring their health (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) I wish the women’s rights folks would be more sensible. I think women have a great deal to learn, before they are fit to vote (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) It is cowardly to fly from natural duties and take up those that suit our taste or temperament better; but it is also unwise to take an exaggerated view of personal duties, which shuts out the proper care of the mind and body entrusted to us (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) If you keep your feathers well oiled the water of criticism will run off as from a duck’s back (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) One of the greatest faults of the women of the present time is a silly fear of things, and one object of the education of girls should be to give them knowledge of what things are really dangerous (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) The most conventional customs cling to the table. Farmers who wouldn’t drive a horse too hard expect pie three times a day (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) The environment that people live in is the environment that they learn to live in, respond to, and perpetuate. If the environment is good, so be it. But if it is poor, so is the quality of life within it (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) Work is a sovereign remedy for all ills, and a man who loves to work will never be unhappy (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes) Subject the material world to the higher ends by understanding it in all its relations to daily life and action (Ellen Swallow Richards Quotes)