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I don’t dislike babies, though I think very young ones rather disgusting.

Queen Victoria

His purity was too great, his aspiration too high for this poor, miserable world! His great soul is now only enjoying that for which it was worthy!
QUEEN VICTORIA

Husband Poor Soul World Worth
I feel sure that no girl would go to the altar if she knew all.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Feeling Girl Marriage Women
I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Artist Danger Myself
A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Act Love Marriage
Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Pregnant Wife
Everybody grows but me.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Growth Myself One Liner
No civilization is complete which does not include the dumb and defenseless of God’s creatures within the sphere of charity and mercy.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Character Charity Civilization God
Affairs go on, and all will take some shape or other, but it keeps one in hot water all the time.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Relationship Time
[On alcohol:] Total abstinence is an impossibility and it will not do to insist on it as a general practice.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Alcohol Drinking Impossible Practice
I positively think that ladies who are always enceinte quite disgusting; it is more like a rabbit or guinea-pig than anything else and really it is not very nice.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Myself Pregnant Thinking
I am every day more convinced that we women, if we are to be good women, feminine and amiable and domestic, are not fitted to reign; at least it is they that drive themselves to the work which it entails.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Goodness Woman
Being married gives one one’s position like nothing else can.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Marriage Oneself
We poor creatures are born for man’s pleasure and amusement, and destined to go through endless sufferings and trials.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Destiny Men Suffering
The danger to the country, to Europe, to her vast Empire, which is involved in having all these great interests entrusted to the shaking hand of an old, wild, and incomprehensible man of 82, is very great!
QUEEN VICTORIA

Danger Greatness Man Wild
The Queen has done all she could on the dreadful subject of vivisection, and hopes that Mr. Gladstone will speak strongly against such a practice which is a disgrace to humanity.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Animal Humanity Practice
Nothing will turn a man’s home into a castle more quickly and effectively than a dachshund.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Home Men Quick
Oh! was ever woman so blessed as I am.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Blessing Grateful Myself Woman
When I think of a merry, happy, and free young girl – and look at the ailing aching state a young wife is generally doomed to – which you can’t deny is the penalty of marriage.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Girl Marriage Thinking Wife Young
An ugly baby is a very nasty object – and the prettiest is frightful.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Beautiful Children Ugly
Just close your eyes—and think of England.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Eyes Thinking Yourself
Bring me a cup of tea and the ‘Times.’
QUEEN VICTORIA

Cup Instagram Captions Tea
I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Doubt Happiness Marriage Poor Thinking
He speaks to Me as if I was a public meeting.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Myself Politics Talk
[On same-sex marriage:] No woman would do that.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Sex Woman
The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Important Myself Thinking
I love peace and quiet, I hate politics and turmoil. We women are not made for governing, and if we are good women, we must dislike these masculine occupations.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Goodness Hate Love Peace Quiet Woman
We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Defeat Existence Inspirational Leadership Life Win

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