All women are bitches except my mother - not trusting her but respecting her.

All women are bitches except my mother - not trusting her but respecting her.

Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.

Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.

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.

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.

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.

For my part I distrust all generalizations about women, favorable and unfavorable, masculine and feminine, ancient and modern; all alike, read more

For my part I distrust all generalizations about women, favorable and unfavorable, masculine and feminine, ancient and modern; all alike, I should say, result from paucity of experience.

Where is the man who has the power and skill
To stem the torrent of a woman's will?
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Where is the man who has the power and skill
To stem the torrent of a woman's will?
For if she will, she will, you may depend on't;
And if she won't, she won't; so there's an end on't.

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.

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