Secret Task

Famous quotes containing the words secret and/or task:

“The mere idea of marriage, as a strong possibility, if not always nowadays a reasonable likelihood, existing to weaken the will by distracting its straight aim in the life of practically every young girl, is the simple secret of their confessed inferiority in men’s pursuits and professions to-day.”
—William Bolitho (1890–1930)

“It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.”
—Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)