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    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.

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It is a thing very displeasing to me when the hen speaks and the
cock is silent.
[Fr., read more

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.]

by Unattributed Author Found in: Women Quotes,
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And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying,
We will eat our own bread, read more

And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying,
We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us
be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

by Bible Found in: Women Quotes,
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To behold her is an immediate check to loose behavior; to love her is a liberal education.

To behold her is an immediate check to loose behavior; to love her is a liberal education.

by Sir Richard Steele Found in: Women Quotes,
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You see, dear, it is not true that woman was made from man's rib;
she was really made from read more

You see, dear, it is not true that woman was made from man's rib;
she was really made from his funny bone.

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The virtue of her lively looks
Excels the precious stone;
I wish to have none other books
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The virtue of her lively looks
Excels the precious stone;
I wish to have none other books
To read or look upon.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Women Quotes,
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In politics if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

In politics if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

by Margaret Thatcher Found in: Women Quotes,
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The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have read more

The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Women Quotes,
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Divination seems heightened and raised to its highest power in
woman.

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

by Amos Bronson Alcott Found in: Women Quotes,
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Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can read more

Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself.

by Roseanne Found in: Women Quotes,
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