I wish to show that elegance is inferior to virtue, that the first object of laudable ambition is to obtain a character as a human being, regardless of the distinction of sex.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFTA man, when he undertakes a journey, has, in general the end in view; a woman thinks more of the incidental occurrences, the strange things that may possibly occur on the road.
More Mary Wollstonecraft Quotes
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Every glance afforded colouring for the picture she was delineating on her heart.
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Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners of the society they live in.
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Simplicity and sincerity generally go hand in hand, as both proceed from a love of truth.
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In short, women, in general, as well as the rich of both sexes, have acquired all the follies and vices of civilization, and missed the useful fruit.
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But what a weak barrier is truth when it stands in the way of an hypothesis!
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Parental affection is, perhaps, the blindest modification of perverse self-love
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A little patience, and all will be over.
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Pope’s summary of their character to be just, that every woman is at heart a rake.
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It may be impossible to convince women that the illegitimate power which they obtain by degrading themselves is a curse.
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The honour of the woman is not made even to depend on her will.
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Men, indeed, appear to me to act in a very unphilosophical manner when they try to secure the good conduct of women by attempting to keep them always in a state of childhood.
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How much more respectable is the woman who earns her own bread by fulfilling any duty, than the most accomplished beauty!
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The most holy band of society is friendship. It has been well said, by a shrewd satirist, “that rare as true love is, true friendship is still rarer.
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It is far better to be often deceived than never to trust; to be disappointed in love, than never to love.
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Not on the score of modesty, but decency; for the care which some modest women take, making at the same time a display of that care, not to let their legs be seen, is as childish as immodest.
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