#ros

Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man. ↗

— Adam Smith

#humanity #man #virtue #woman

Don Quixote's 'Delusions' is an excellent read - far better than my own forthcoming travel book, 'Walking Backwards Across Tuscany.' ↗

— Arthur Smith

#backwards #better #book #delusions #excellent

Occasionally I find a travel book that is both illuminating and entertaining, where vivid writing and research replace self-indulgence and sloppy prose. ↗

— Arthur Smith

#both #entertaining #find #i #illuminating

The natural barriers between England and Scotland were not sufficient to prevent the extension of the Saxon settlements and kingdoms across the border. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

#barriers #between #border #england #extension

Newspapers across the country and the world have published cartoons that have gone beyond reasonable differences of opinion and expanded into the realm of antisemitism. ↗

— Gordon Smith

#antisemitism #beyond #cartoons #country #differences

For families across the UK who are income-poor, but more than that, whose lives are blighted by worklessness, educational failure, family breakdown, problem debt and poor health, as well as other problems, giving them an extra pound - say through increased benefits - will not address the reason they find themselves in difficulty in the first place. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#address #benefits #breakdown #debt #difficulty

We all think there is a formula, (but) as long as we love our children, that's really the only solid thing I know that works across the board. ↗

— Jada Pinkett Smith

#board #children #formula #i #know

Paranoia: the gift of the survivor and the burden of the overtired, stressed, and terrified... ↗

— Patricia Briggs

#humor #mercy-thompson #humor

I just meant as far as coming to the games on time; it was just like I was under the microscope, every little thing, it was like they were looking for me to come in here with my shoes untied. ↗

— Latrell Sprewell

#come #coming #every #far #games

My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience for me, a chance to clarify my own feelings about gay and lesbian civil rights. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#always #been #chance #civil #civil rights