A terrible animal, indeed, is an unbridl... by John Lothrop Motley | We Heart Quotes

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A terrible animal, indeed, is an unbridled woman.

- John Lothrop Motley

Other quotes by John Lothrop Motley

Lie

A soil, exhausted by the long culture of Pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period.

- John Lothrop Motley

Man People

When did one man ever civilize a people?

- John Lothrop Motley

Improvement

The crusades made great improvement in the condition of the serfs.

- John Lothrop Motley

Civilization Mind

A new civilization was not to be improvised by a single mind.

- John Lothrop Motley

History

The history of the Franks becomes, therefore, the history of the Netherlands.

- John Lothrop Motley

Country

Thus the whole country was broken into many shreds and patches of sovereignty.

- John Lothrop Motley

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