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 think Nature hath lost the mould
Where she her shape did take;
Or else I doubt read more

I think Nature hath lost the mould
Where she her shape did take;
Or else I doubt if Nature could
So fair a creature make.

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

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

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

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are.

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are.

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does read more

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over
my initial astonishment. As for read more

I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over
my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that's
a job where I don't think sex plays much part.

The lady doth protest too much, me thinks

The lady doth protest too much, me thinks