"The greatest barrier to women's advance in the public world of action has been their acquiescence in the idea that they don't belong out there."

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Peace does not dwell in outward things but within the soul; we may preserve it in the midst of the bitterest pain, if our will remains firm and submissive. Peace in this life springs from acquiescence to, not an exemption from, suffering.

— Francois Fenelon