J. G. Stedman Quotes
Such indeed is the superior longevity of the fair females of Surinam, compared to that of the males (owing chiefly, as I said, to their excesses of all sorts) that I have frequently known wives who have buried four husbands, but never met a man in this country who had survived two wives.
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People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
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Scatter your flowers as you go; you will never go this way again.
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What I do is I do my job.
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I'm a person who likes habit and knowing what my job is.
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Whites, like ourselves, belong to our country. They are compatriots, fellow citizens... we see them as Africans.
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Such indeed is the superior longevity of the fair females of Surinam, compared to that of the males (owing chiefly, as I said, to their excesses of all sorts) that I have frequently known wives who have buried four husbands, but never met a man in this country who had survived two wives.
