The resistance of a woman to a man ‘ s advances is not always a sign of virtue. Sometimes it ‘ s just a sign of experience.

Old age is a woman’s hell

The joy of the mind is the measure of its strength.

The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them.

If God had to give a woman wrinkles, He might at least have put them on the soles of her feet

Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly.

Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention.

A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.