I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does read more

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even read more

Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t'were his own.

. . . what women want is what men want. They want respect.

. . . what women want is what men want. They want respect.

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those read more

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men.

Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men.

. . . while men represent powerful activity as assertion and aggression, women in contrast portray acts of nurturance as read more

. . . while men represent powerful activity as assertion and aggression, women in contrast portray acts of nurturance as acts of strength.

A prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding. If read more

A prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding. If his own prowess fails to compare with theirs, at least it has an air of greatness about it.

A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so read more

A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.

The test of man is how well he is able to feel about what he thinks. The test of a read more

The test of man is how well he is able to feel about what he thinks. The test of a woman is how well she is able to think about what she feels.