Mary A. Livermore

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    “Self-confidence is apt to address itself to an imaginary dullness in others; as people who are well off speak in a cajoling tone to the poor.”
    —George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)

    “A rat eats, then leaves its droppings.”
    —Hawaiian saying no. 85, ‘lelo No’Eau, collected, translated, and annotated by Mary Kawena Pukui, Bishop Museum Press, Hawaii (1983)

    “Courage, then, for the end draws near! A few more years of persistent, faithful work and the women of the United States will be recognized as the legal equals of men.”
    —Mary A. Livermore (1821–1905)