When a bachelor of philosophy from the Antilles refuses to apply for certification as a teacher on the grounds of his color I say that philosophy has never saved anyone. When someone else strives and strains to prove to me that black men are as intelligent as white men I say that intelligence has never saved anyone: and that is true, for, if philosophy and intelligence are invoked to proclaim the equality of men, they have also been employed to justify the extermination of men.
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There must be some reason why a man must be convinced, while a woman must be persuaded.
There must be some reason why a man must be convinced, while a woman must be persuaded.
A small family is soon provided for.
A small family is soon provided for.
Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him.
Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him.
The trouble with some women is they get all excited about nothing, and then they marry him.
The trouble with some women is they get all excited about nothing, and then they marry him.
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right, instantly
Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right, instantly
Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.
Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.
When a girl ceases to blush, she has lost the most powerful charm of her beauty.
When a girl ceases to blush, she has lost the most powerful charm of her beauty.
One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would read more
One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything.
