Famous quotes containing the words give birth, give and/or birth:
“To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has borne even when injured by it.”
—Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)
“One would give plenty of almonds if one had eyes to see the beauty of a receiving hand.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“When I read of the vain discussions of the present day about the Virgin Birth and other old dogmas which belong to the past, I feel how great the need is still of a real interest in the religion which builds up character, teaches brotherly love, and opens up to the seeker such a world of usefulness and the beauty of holiness.”
—Olympia Brown (1835–1900)