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It is dangerous for a woman to defy the gods;
To taunt them with the tongue's thin tip,
Or strut in the weakness of mere humanity,
Or draw a line daring them to cross.

Source: Letter to My Sister.
-- Anne Spencer, ( 1882-1975), US poet, social worker; She is best known for her writings that were published during the Harlem Renaissance.

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