Raden Adjeng Kartini

There is no danger of spoiling me by praise, or I should long ago have been spoiled to death, both at home and by my friends and acquaintances

It is indeed a desperate undertaking, but "he who does not dare, does not win," is my motto. Forward! Dare mightily and with strength. Three-fourths of the world belongs to the strong.

Religion, which is meant to save us from our sins, how many sins are committed in thy name

I think there is nothing finer than to be able to call a happy smile to a loved mouth—to see the sunshine break over another's face. Nothing is more splendid than to have a pair of dear eyes look at one full of love and happiness; then it is that one feels guilty for that very joy

only the courage of the hand at the rudder, and pumping at the leak, could have saved them from destruction.

But you know very well that every beginning is difficult. That the fate of every innovator is hard. That misunderstanding, disappointment on top of disappointment, ridicule, all await you; do you realize that?"

"I know it. But it is not today nor yesterday that these ideas have come to me; they have lived in me for years

Nothing is more miserable than to feel the power to work within one, and yet to be condemned to idleness. Thank God, this curse has been taken from me.

to try to do good ignorantly, does more harm than good.

But is it not a sad thought that we must be reminded of the lack in others, in order to appreciate our own advantages?

The serpent only lives upon the promises of holy spirits, as the souls of the righteous who are dead are nourished by flowers, perfume and incense. The serpent is sent by the departed souls of the righteous to remind men of their forgotten promises