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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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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.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings, Women Sayings,
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No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice read more

No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes she were not.

by Henry Louis Mencken Found in: Women Quotes,
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Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

Women are nothing but machines for producing children.

by Napoleon Bonaparte Found in: Women Quotes,
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Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.

Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.

by Desiderius Erasmus Found in: Women Quotes,
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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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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.

by Eaton Stannard Barrett Found in: Women Quotes,
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You see, dear, it is not true that woman was made from man's rib;
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You see, dear, it is not true that woman was made from man's rib;
she was really made from his funny bone.

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But woman's grief is like a summer storm,
Short as it violent is.

But woman's grief is like a summer storm,
Short as it violent is.

by Joanna Baillie Found in: Women Quotes,
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Men play the game; women know the score

Men play the game; women know the score

by Roger Woddis Found in: Men Quotes, Women Quotes,
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