Divination seems heightened and raised to its highest power in
woman.

Divination seems heightened and raised to its highest power in
woman.

A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.

A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.

Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.

It is a thing very displeasing to me when the hen speaks and the
cock is silent.
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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.]

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

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

The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can be analyzed, women merely adored.

The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can be analyzed, women merely adored.

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.

Next to the wound , what women make best is the bandage

Next to the wound , what women make best is the bandage