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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.
What is lighter than the wind? A feather.
What is lighter than a feather? Fire.
What lighter read more
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.]
It is a thing very displeasing to me when the hen speaks and the
cock is silent.
[Fr., read more
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.]
One is not born a woman, one becomes one.
One is not born a woman, one becomes one.
The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.
The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.
You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a read more
You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over
my initial astonishment. As for read more
I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over
my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that's
a job where I don't think sex plays much part.
When I say, "I love you," it's not because I want you or because I can't have you. It has read more
When I say, "I love you," it's not because I want you or because I can't have you. It has nothing to do with me. I love what you are, what you do, how you try. I've seen your kindness and your strength. I've seen the best and the worst of you. And I understand with perfect clarity exactly what you are. You're a hell of a woman.
Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.
Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.
