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Phidias made the statue of Venue at Elis with one foot upon the
shell of a tortoise, to signify read more
Phidias made the statue of Venue at Elis with one foot upon the
shell of a tortoise, to signify two great duties of a virtuous
woman, which are to keep home and be silent.
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.
Women made us lose paradise, but how frequently we find it again in their arms
Women made us lose paradise, but how frequently we find it again in their arms
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.
A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
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.
Oh, woman, perfect woman! what distraction
Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil!
What read more
Oh, woman, perfect woman! what distraction
Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil!
What an inviting hell invented.
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.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to read more
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base.