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Oh, the gladness of their gladness when they're glad,
And the sadness of their sadness when they're sad;
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Oh, the gladness of their gladness when they're glad,
And the sadness of their sadness when they're sad;
But the gladness of their gladness, and the sadness of their
sadness,
Are as nothing to their badness when they're bad.
You forget too much
That every creature, female as the male,
Stands single in responsible act and read more
You forget too much
That every creature, female as the male,
Stands single in responsible act and thought
As also in birth and death.
The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her.
The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her.
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
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
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.
What is lighter than the wind? A feather.
What is lighter than a feather? Fire.
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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 better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.
I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.