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.

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.

The woman who appeals to a man's vanity may stimulate him, the woman who appeals to his heart may attract read more

The woman who appeals to a man's vanity may stimulate him, the woman who appeals to his heart may attract him, but it is the woman who appeals to his imagination who gets him

Let man fear woman when she loves: then she makes any sacrifice, and everything else seems without value to her

Let man fear woman when she loves: then she makes any sacrifice, and everything else seems without value to her

Men play the game; women know the score

Men play the game; women know the score

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.

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

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

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

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,