The splendour of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm.
If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness. - Thérèse de Lisieux
... the Quebec woman who rented a horse-drawn hearse in 1871 just to ride around town while smoking her pipe! ... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Text from the original article: "What will women do next to distinguish themselves, we wonder! A female in Quebec, the other day, perpetrated a ghastly joke, mocking death in His own domain, by lying down in a hearse and smoking a pipe as the funeral chariot was driven through the street. If this exhibition had been made in the United States, our neighbors at the North would have made it the subject of very strong animadversion
@lonelytauros Now that's funny! Also I wanna pet that buddhist kitty, lol.
@MissAdventurous I've used the word lupper before 😂
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