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People are still encouraged to marry as if they could count on marriage being for life, and at the same time they are absorbing a knowledge of the great frequency of divorce.

Margaret Mead

There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing when we save our children, we save ourselves
MARGARET MEAD

Children Future Greatness Insight Ourselves Save
We know of no culture that has said, articulately, that there is no difference between men and women except in the way they contribute to the creation of the next generation.
MARGARET MEAD

Contribute Creation Culture Difference Generation Man Woman
There is no lonelier person than the one who lives with a spouse with whom he or she cannot communicate.
MARGARET MEAD

Communication Himself Lonely Person
Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.
MARGARET MEAD

Competition Relationship Sister Strong
You can no longer save your family, tribe or nation. You can only save the whole world.
MARGARET MEAD

Family Nation Save Tribe Yourself
It was not until we saw the picture of the earth, from the moon, that we realized how small and how helpless this planet is – something that we must hold in our arms and care for.
MARGARET MEAD

Care Earth Moon Ourselves Photograph Planet Realize
Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not to be women.
MARGARET MEAD

Children Education Society Teaching Woman
There are now no elders who know more than the young themselves about what the young are experiencing.
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Elder Experience Young
Women have an important contribution to make.
MARGARET MEAD

Contribution Important Value Woman Women Empowerment
The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of pain. These were pains one could follow with one’s mind.
MARGARET MEAD

Childhood Follow Mindset Pain Togetherness
The time has come, I think, when we must recognize bisexuality as a normal form of human behavior.
MARGARET MEAD

Behaviour Form Human Thinking Time
Once any group in society stands in a relatively deprived position in relation to other groups, it is genuinely deprived.
MARGARET MEAD

Genuine Group Position Relation Society
There is no evidence that suggests women are naturally better at caring for children… with the fact of child-bearing out of the centre of attention, there is even more reason for treating girls first as human beings, then as women.
MARGARET MEAD

Children Evidence Fact Natural Reason Treat Woman
‎ When a person is born we rejoice, and when they’re married we jubilate, but when they die we try to pretend nothing has happened.
MARGARET MEAD

Born Death Marriage Person Pretend Try
There is no more creative force in the world than the menopausal woman with zest.
MARGARET MEAD

Creative Force Woman Zeal
Blackberry winter, the time when the hoarforst lies on the blackberry blossoms; without this frost the berries will not set. It is the forerunner of a rich harvest.
MARGARET MEAD

Harvest Lying Rich Time Winter

People are still encouraged to marry as if they could count on marriage being for life, and at the same time they are absorbing a knowledge of the great frequency of divorce.

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