Comprei um livro chamado “The bride Stripped Bare” onde a autora preferiu manter seu nome no anonimato, achei o livro intrigante e fascinante...e a cada capitulo tem uma licao no cabecalho, ao todo quase 140 licoes. Nao podia deixar de registrar algumas aqui que achei interessates :)
[p6] making a comfortable bed is a very important part of household work
[p10] it’s absolutely necessary to wash the armpits and hips every day
[p12] girls can never be too thoughtful
[p16] it’s a wife’s duty to make her husband’s home happy
[p22] garments worn next to the skin are those which require frequent washing
[p26] it is our greatest happiness to be unselfish
[p29] it cannot be rational enjoyment to go where you would not like to have your truest and best friend go with you
[p37] there are few wives who do not heartily desire a child
[p43] the duty of girls is to be neat and tidy
[p47] sound sleep is a condition essential to good health
[p49] good habits are best learnt in youth
[p52] to be delicate is considered by some ignorant people as an enviable distinction
[p57] making a noise is of itself healthy; when no one is inconvenienced or annoyed by it
[p67] lending is, as a rule, the greatest unkindness we can be guilty of, unless we can give
[p78] friends are to scarce to be got rid of on any terms if they be real friends
[p81] old medicines should not be kept, as they are seldom wanted again and soon spoil
[p88] a selfish girl’s face often looks sour
[p90] the great necessity of life is continued ceaseless change
[p104] upon girls and women depend almost entirely the domestic happiness of men
[p106] a cold bath will enable a person to sleep who otherwise cannot
[p114] there are few who wilfully injure their health, but many thoughtlessly destroy it
[p121] the law for everyone is duty first, pleasure next
[p126] God helps those who help themselves
[p129] lazy, stay-indoors persons frequently have diseases
[p131] every girl can dance and should learn to do it well
[p133] to know right is well, but to do right is better
[p136] paraffin is highly inflammable
[p142] putting damp sheets on a bed is little short of murder
[p146] cheerfulness is a great charm in a nurse
[p151] every womanly woman, who truly realises her mission, desires to be a pleasant object of vision for her fellow creatures
[p160] nothing impure should be left in a bedroom one minute longer than necessary
[p165] you ought never to keep anything whatever under a bed
[p176] never remain in wet clothes or boots
[p200] those who eat too much should remember that they are robbing those who have not enough
[p209] hints on shopping: always buy the best article of its kind
[p217] few women pass through life without being called upon to nurse a relation or friend
[p223] when a girl has a rosy, healthy face we know that her lungs do their work well
[p243] old linen is invaluable
[p262] when unwell we require to be healed
[p272] patching is one of the most difficult tasks for unskilled fingers
[p277] airing is an essential process
[p282] it’s never too late to practice the habit of self control
[p289] young wives are among the most important members of the community upon whose health and intelligence depend the welfare of the husband, children and servants
[p301] one cannot speak too strongly on the danger of giving wrong medicines
[p303] every girl should make her bed and tidy her room for her health’s sake
[p323] never buy anything you cannot pay for
[p332] our feet should be kept warm and dry
[p335] girls as a rule should refuse to lend
[p334] dust must be removed and not simply displaced
[p358] the moment any part of a living body ceases to change, that moment it dies
[p359] all have to travel, through life at any rate, if they do not go abroad
* de acordo com a autora do livro, as citacoes foram tiradas de 2 textos Vitorianos, encontrados na Biblioteca de Londres:
- The Rev. J.P. Faunthorpe,
Household Science: Readings in Necessary Knowledge for Women
- Mary Scharlieb –
A Woman’s Words to Women On the Care of their Health in England and India