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Were women to “unsex” themselves by claiming equality with men, they would become the most hateful, heathen, and disgusting of beings and would surely perish without male protection.

Queen Victoria

[On same-sex marriage:] No woman would do that.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Sex Woman
Oh! was ever woman so blessed as I am.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Blessing Grateful Myself Woman
The danger to the country, to Europe, to her vast Empire, which is involved in having all these great interests entrusted to the shaking hand of an old, wild, and incomprehensible man of 82, is very great!
QUEEN VICTORIA

Danger Greatness Man Wild
A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Act Love Marriage
Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Pregnant Wife
Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Calm Event Myself Peace
Affairs go on, and all will take some shape or other, but it keeps one in hot water all the time.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Relationship Time
Everybody grows but me.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Growth Myself One Liner
I am every day more convinced that we women, if we are to be good women, feminine and amiable and domestic, are not fitted to reign; at least it is they that drive themselves to the work which it entails.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Goodness Woman
Beware of artists, they mix with all classes of society and are therefore most dangerous.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Artist Class Danger
That Book, the Bible, accounts for the supremacy of England. England has become great & happy by the knowledge of the true God through Jesus Christ.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Book God Happiness Knowledge True
I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists as it is very seductive and a little dangerous.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Artist Danger Myself
She was such a beautiful and sweet creature and so full of tricks.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Beautiful Dog
Were women to “unsex” themselves by claiming equality with men, they would become the most hateful, heathen, and disgusting of beings and would surely perish without male protection.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Equality Hate Man Protection Sex Woman
[On alcohol:] Total abstinence is an impossibility and it will not do to insist on it as a general practice.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Alcohol Drinking Impossible Practice
Being married gives one one’s position like nothing else can.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Marriage Oneself
The Queen has done all she could on the dreadful subject of vivisection, and hopes that Mr. Gladstone will speak strongly against such a practice which is a disgrace to humanity.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Animal Humanity Practice
I love peace and quiet, I hate politics and turmoil. We women are not made for governing, and if we are good women, we must dislike these masculine occupations.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Goodness Hate Love Peace Quiet Woman
We poor creatures are born for man’s pleasure and amusement, and destined to go through endless sufferings and trials.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Destiny Men Suffering
I positively think that ladies who are always enceinte quite disgusting; it is more like a rabbit or guinea-pig than anything else and really it is not very nice.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Myself Pregnant Thinking
When I think of a merry, happy, and free young girl – and look at the ailing aching state a young wife is generally doomed to – which you can’t deny is the penalty of marriage.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Girl Marriage Thinking Wife Young
No civilization is complete which does not include the dumb and defenseless of God’s creatures within the sphere of charity and mercy.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Character Charity Civilization God
Just close your eyes—and think of England.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Eyes Thinking Yourself
We will not have failure – only success and new learning.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Failure Learning Motivational Success
I don’t dislike babies, though I think very young ones rather disgusting.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Baby Thinking Young
That Book (the BIBLE) accounts for the supremacy of England
QUEEN VICTORIA

Book Religious
The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.
QUEEN VICTORIA

Important Myself Thinking

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