18 Quotes from Lady Tan's Circle of Women book by Lisa See
Hello and Welcome. This page is a collection of 18 quotes from Lady Tan's Circle of Women book by Lisa See that I underlined while reading the book. I hope you will like these quotes too.
By the way, I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader, quotes collector and blogger.
Quotes on Childbirth
- A woman is the only animal on earth who should not deliver her offspring alone, because the baby comes out facedown, making it nearly impossible for a woman to pull it out by herself. A midwife is indispensable, whether you like it or not.
- Having babies is central to every woman's life. But every pregnancy is a crisis of life or death. Will the mother survive and continue to run the household? Will the baby survive to become a descendant?
Quotes on Happiness
- There is soft happiness in sadness and deep sadness in happiness.
- He who depends on himself will have the greatest happiness.
Quotes on Women
- It's important for women - and girls - to find friendship and steadfastness where they can.
- It may not be decorous to say aloud, but we women - rich, poor, educated, uneducated - are at the mercy of our bodies: the cycles of blood, the patterns of energy, the depth and complexity of our feelings.
More Quotes
- Whether animal or woman, we are a man's possessions. We women exist to give him heirs and feed, clothe, and amuse him. Never forget that.
- Life is like a sunbeam passing through a crack in a wall.
- Friendship is a contract between two hearts. With hearts united, women can laugh and cry, live and die together.
- Even the richest woman on earth must live under a mother-in-law.
- A family's fortune can be foretold by whether or not its members are early risers.
- Just remember that as women we have nowhere to place our emotions except inside our bodies, where they burrow and fester. As a woman born in the Year of the Snake, you must be especially heedful. Snakes are blessed with lovely and smooth complexions, but inside they roil from stress and turbulent emotions. Be careful, dear girl. Be very careful.
- Sometimes we see only what we want to see and what will serve our own purposes.
- Every infant - whether a boy or a girl - is like a bubble floating on water or a wisp of cloud in the sky, easily swept away.
- Many men have lofty aspirations, but few achieve them. Not every man is talented enough to wear the cap, robe, and badge that tell all who see him of his abilities.
- In life and in medicine, we always return to harmony and disharmony. Yin and yang are always in movement - buoying and changing each other.
- All the sorrows of the world arise from parting, whether in life or by death.
- Having a daughter-in-law and mother-in-law in the same room is like tying a weasel and a rat together in a sock. The weasel and rat are enemies by nature. The weasel may be larger and have sharper teeth, but the rat is smarter and faster.