Charlotte Perkins Gilman Quotes About Soul
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We all need one another; much and often. Just as every human creature needs a place to be alone in, a sacred, private "home" of his own, so all human creatures need a place to be together in, from the two who can show each other their souls uninterruptedly, to the largest throng that can throb and stir in unison.
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If only religion could be brought to take an interest in this earthly future, what a help it would be! ... Think of the appeal to the less spiritual of us, to those who never did get enthusiastic about eternity, or care so tenderly about their own souls, yet who could rise to the thought of improving this world for the children they love, and their children after them.
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It will be a great thing for the human soul when it finally stops worshipping backwards.
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And woman should stand beside man as the comrade of his soul, not the servant of his body.
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(I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind
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If we once admit that our life is here for the purpose of race-improvement, then we question any religion which does not improve the race, or the main force of which evaporates, as it were, directing our best efforts toward the sky.... Improvement in the human race is not accomplished by extracting any number of souls and placing them in heaven, or elsewhere. It must be established on earth, either through achievement in social service, or through better children.
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The mother- poor invaded soul- finds even the bathroom door no bar to hammering little hands.
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