When I see the elaborate study and ingenuity displayed by women in the pursuit of trifles, I feel no doubt of their capacity for the most herculean undertakings.
Interpretation
This quote highlights the incredible capability of women to achieve great things, even when their efforts seem directed toward trivial pursuits.
Julia Ward Howe emphasizes the remarkable intelligence and determination of women, suggesting that their ability to engage deeply in seemingly insignificant tasks showcases their potential for tackling larger, more challenging endeavors. By recognizing the ingenuity displayed in these 'trifles', Howe advocates for acknowledging women's capabilities in all aspects of life, particularly in areas traditionally viewed as significant and demanding.
In practice
During a women's empowerment seminar to inspire confidence.
The flag of our stately battles, not struggles of wrath and greed, _x000D_ Its stripes were a holy lesson, its spangles a deathless creed: _x000D_ 'T was red with the blood of freemen and white with the fear of the foe; _x000D_ And the stars that fight in their courses 'gainst tyrants its symbols know.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord -
I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing is religion which puts one sex above another.
Any religion which will sacrifice a certain set of human beings for the enjoyment or aggrandizement or advantage of another is no religion. It is a thing which may be allowed, but it is against true religion. Any religion which sacrifices women to the brutality of men is no religion.
I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom it offends.
I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of past happiness, except that we fear that the future can have nothing so bright as the past.
I'd rather spend half an hour in the company of a top carpenter, than three hours in the company of an average brain surgeon
Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing
I keep my enemies close/ I give 'em enough rope/ They put themselves in the air/ I just kick away the chair.
Our souls are not hungry for fame, comfort, wealth, or power. Our souls are hungry for meaning, for the sense that we have figured out how to live so that our lives matter.
Arrogant or critical people are often people with low self-esteem who are afraid of taking risks. That's because, if you learn something new, you are then required to make mistakes in order to fully understand what you have learned.
The world is his who can see through its pretension. What deafness, what stone-blind custom, what overgrown error you behold, is there only by sufferance,--by your sufferance. See it to be a lie, and you have already dealt it its mortal blow.
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