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    What is lighter than the wind? A feather.
    What is lighter than a feather? Fire.
    What lighter than a fire? A woman.
    What lighter than a woman? Nothing.
    [Lat., Vente quid levius? fulgur. Quid fulgure? flamma
    Flamma quid? mulier. Quid mulier? nihil.]

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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!

by Joseph Addison Found in: Women Quotes,
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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.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Women Quotes,
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And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying,
We will eat our own bread, read more

And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying,
We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us
be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

by Bible Found in: Women Quotes,
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The virtue of her lively looks
Excels the precious stone;
I wish to have none other books
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The virtue of her lively looks
Excels the precious stone;
I wish to have none other books
To read or look upon.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Women Quotes,
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Women have two weapons - cosmetics and tears

Women have two weapons - cosmetics and tears

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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have read more

The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Women Quotes,
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When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking.

When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking.

by Elayne Boosler Found in: Women Quotes,
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You see an awful lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with read more

You see an awful lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.

by Erica Jong Found in: Women Quotes,
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Woman's love is writ in water,
Woman's faith is traced in sand.
- Sir Robert Aytoun read more

Woman's love is writ in water,
Woman's faith is traced in sand.
- Sir Robert Aytoun (Ayton) of Kincaldie,

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