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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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How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she read more

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.

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Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weaknesses

Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weaknesses

by Madame Marie Du Deffand Found in: Women Quotes,
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The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her.

The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her.

by Marcelene Cox Found in: Women Quotes,
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The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

by George Eliot Found in: Women Quotes,
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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

by Woodrow Wyatt Found in: Women Quotes,
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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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"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."

by William Beloe Found in: Women Quotes,
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You forget too much
That every creature, female as the male,
Stands single in responsible act and read more

You forget too much
That every creature, female as the male,
Stands single in responsible act and thought
As also in birth and death.

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Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.

Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Women Quotes,
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