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Woman was taken out of man; not out of his head to top him, nor out of his feet to read more
Woman was taken out of man; not out of his head to top him, nor out of his feet to be trampled underfoot; but out of his side to be equal to him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be loved
Not she with trait'rous kiss her Saviour stung,
Not she denied Him with unholy tongue;
She, while read more
Not she with trait'rous kiss her Saviour stung,
Not she denied Him with unholy tongue;
She, while apostles shrank, could danger brave,
Last at His cross, and earliest at His grave.
Give a woman an inch and she thinks she's a ruler
Give a woman an inch and she thinks she's a ruler
The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.
The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.
One is not born a woman, one becomes one.
One is not born a woman, one becomes one.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
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.
It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing
It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing
It is a thing very displeasing to me when the hen speaks and the
cock is silent.
[Fr., read more
It is a thing very displeasing to me when the hen speaks and the
cock is silent.
[Fr., C'est chose qui moult me deplaist,
Quand poule parle et coq se taist.]