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Quote by Mary Astell
But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a h

But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband? – Mary Astell

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Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. – Mary Astell

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Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom. – Mary Astell

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A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do. – Niklaus Wirth

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I really appreciate artists of the 20th century, and I can see a lot of their influence on my work, but to suggest that my design only fits within an ism kind of bothers me. – Michael Arad

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