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    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.]

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I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.

I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.

by Marilyn Monroe Found in: Women Quotes,
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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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On one she smiles, and he was blest;
She smiles elsewhere--we make a din!
But 'twas not read more

On one she smiles, and he was blest;
She smiles elsewhere--we make a din!
But 'twas not love which heaved her breast,
Fair child!--it was the bliss within.

by Matthew Arnold 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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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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"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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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.

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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.

by William De Britaine Found in: Women Quotes,
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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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