Quotes by Alice Duer Miller

Alice Duer Miller

American writer

Lived from: 1874 - 1942

Category: Writers (Contemporary)

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  • A child too, can never grasp the fact that the same mother who cooks so well, is so concerned about his cough, and helps so kindly with his homework, in some circumstance has no more feeling than a wall of his hidden inner world.
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  • Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and unwanted feelings.
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  • Don't ever dare to take your college as a matter of course - because, like democracy and freedom, many people you'll never know have broken their hearts to get it for you.
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  • Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on.
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  • If it's very painful for you to criticize your friends - you're safe in doing it. But if you take the slightest pleasure in it, that's the time to hold your tongue.
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  • When a woman like that whom I've seen so much,
    All of a sudden drops out of touch;
    Is always busy and never can,
    Spare you a moment, it means a man.
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What are the most famous quotes from Alice Duer Miller?

The two most famous quotes from Alice Duer Miller are:

  • "A child too, can never grasp the fact that the same mother who cooks so well, is so concerned about his cough, and helps so kindly with his homework, in some circumstance has no more feeling than a wall of his hidden inner world."
  • "Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and unwanted feelings."

When did Alice Duer Miller live?

Alice Duer Miller was born in 1874 and died in the year 1942.