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Such a wife as I want... must be young, handsome I lay most stress upon a good shape, sensible a read more
Such a wife as I want... must be young, handsome I lay most stress upon a good shape, sensible a little learning will do, well-bread, chaste, and tender. As to religion, a moderate stock will satisfy me. She must believe in God and hate a saint.
All women are born evil. Some just realize their potential later in life than others.
All women are born evil. Some just realize their potential later in life than others.
Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't, they'd be married too.
Bachelors know more about women than married men; if they didn't, they'd be married too.
The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed. -Edna O'Brien.
The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed. -Edna O'Brien.
Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived. It is a pity that this is still the only knowledge of read more
Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived. It is a pity that this is still the only knowledge of their wives at which some men seem to arrive.
There must be some reason why a man must be convinced, while a woman must be persuaded.
There must be some reason why a man must be convinced, while a woman must be persuaded.
When a bachelor of philosophy from the Antilles refuses to apply for certification as a teacher on the grounds of read more
When a bachelor of philosophy from the Antilles refuses to apply for certification as a teacher on the grounds of his color I say that philosophy has never saved anyone. When someone else strives and strains to prove to me that black men are as intelligent as white men I say that intelligence has never saved anyone: and that is true, for, if philosophy and intelligence are invoked to proclaim the equality of men, they have also been employed to justify the extermination of men.
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.