Quote#Nature
“I have discovered that of all cursed places under the sun, where the…
Quote byOlive Schreiner · 1855–1920
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Story of an African Farm (1883).
English (original)
“I have discovered that of all cursed places under the sun, where the hungriest soul can hardly pick up a few grains of knowledge, a girls' boarding-school is the worst. They are called finishing schools, and the name tells accurately what they are. They finish everything but imbecility and weakness, and that they cultivate.”
— Olive Schreiner
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