Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Ellen Key Writer

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: Sweden
  • Born: Dec 11, 1849
  • Died: Apr 25, 1926

Ellen Karolina Sofia Key was a Swedish difference feminist writer on many subjects in the fields of family life, ethics and education and was an important figure in the Modern Breakthrough movement. She was an early advocate of a child-centered approach to education and parenting, and was also a suffragist.

She is best known for her book on education, Barnets århundrade, which was translated in English in 1909 as The Century of the Child.

The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract. art

Love is moral even without legal marriage, but marriage is immoral without love. the law, love & marriage

When one paints an ideal, one does not need to limit one's imagination. imagination

At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experience of life the thorns should never be plucked from his roses. experience

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 thoughts from John Millington Synge

3 thoughts from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 other quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 thoughts from Dave Barry

27 thoughts from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other views from Winston Churchill

74 other views from Winston Churchill