Later, going home, I realized they didn't look alike at all; what made them seem to was the aftermath of stress and the lingering of sorrow. It's strange how pain marks our faces, and makes us look like family.
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The task of organizing human happiness needs the active cooperation of man and woman: it cannot be relegated to one half of the world.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True happiness is a joint effort that requires the collaboration of both men and women.
Lillian Wald emphasizes the importance of cooperation between genders in the pursuit of happiness. She suggests that organizing and achieving happiness in society is not the responsibility of just one gender, but rather a collective effort that involves active participation from both men and women.
Themes
HappinessCooperationGenderCollaborationRelationships
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be shared at a women's rights conference to highlight the need for gender collaboration.
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