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Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her read more
Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.
Women may fall when there's no strength in men.
Women may fall when there's no strength in men.
The angel of the Family is Woman. Mother, wife, or sister, Woman is the caress of life, the soothing sweetness read more
The angel of the Family is Woman. Mother, wife, or sister, Woman is the caress of life, the soothing sweetness of affection shed over its toils, a reflection for the individual of the loving providence which watches over Humanity. In her there is treasure enough of consoling tenderness to allay every pain. Moreover for every one of us she is the initiator of the future. The mother's first kiss teaches the child love; the first holy kiss of the woman he loves teaches man hope and faith in life; and love and faith create a desire for perfection and the power of reaching towards it step by step; create the future, in short, of which the living symbol is the child, link between us and the generations to come. Through her the Family, with its divine mystery of reproduction, points to Eternity.
It is little men know of women; their smiles and their tears alike are seldom what they seem.
It is little men know of women; their smiles and their tears alike are seldom what they seem.
How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to read more
How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.
Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women.
Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women.
When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military read more
When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair of the women, they dedicated a temple to the Bald Venus.
If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she read more
If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she runs away from herself.
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.