By jove, no wonder women don't love war nor understand it, nor can operate in it as a rule; it read more

By jove, no wonder women don't love war nor understand it, nor can operate in it as a rule; it takes a man to suffer what other men have invented . . .

Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can read more

Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself.

As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.

As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.

There are two perfectly good men, one dead, and the other unborn

There are two perfectly good men, one dead, and the other unborn

Men are like wine. Some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

Men are like wine. Some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.

Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.

Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.

What men and women need is encouragement. . . . Instead of always harping on a man's faults, tell him read more

What men and women need is encouragement. . . . Instead of always harping on a man's faults, tell him of his virtues. Try to pull him out of his rut of bad habits.

Let man fear woman when she loves: then she makes any sacrifice, and everything else seems without value to her

Let man fear woman when she loves: then she makes any sacrifice, and everything else seems without value to her

I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over
my initial astonishment. As for read more

I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over
my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that's
a job where I don't think sex plays much part.