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Where is the man who has the power and skill
To stem the torrent of a woman's will?
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Where is the man who has the power and skill
To stem the torrent of a woman's will?
For if she will, she will, you may depend on't;
And if she won't, she won't; so there's an end on't.
Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they don't like him.
Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they don't like him.
For my part I distrust all generalizations about women, favorable and unfavorable, masculine and feminine, ancient and modern; all alike, read more
For my part I distrust all generalizations about women, favorable and unfavorable, masculine and feminine, ancient and modern; all alike, I should say, result from paucity of experience.
Women love always: when earth slips from them, they take refuge in heaven.
Women love always: when earth slips from them, they take refuge in heaven.
"And now, Madam," I addressed her, "we shall try who shall get the
breeches."
"And now, Madam," I addressed her, "we shall try who shall get the
breeches."
Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.
The woman who appeals to a man's vanity may stimulate him, the woman who appeals to his heart may attract read more
The woman who appeals to a man's vanity may stimulate him, the woman who appeals to his heart may attract him, but it is the woman who appeals to his imagination who gets him
A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
Loveliest of women! heaven is in thy soul,
Beauty and virtue shine forever round thee,
Bright'ning each read more
Loveliest of women! heaven is in thy soul,
Beauty and virtue shine forever round thee,
Bright'ning each other! thou art all divine!
