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> [“I once laughed at the vanity of women of thirty or forty who whitened their ruddy old skin with lead, but now I know such salves are not disguises for old crones who wish to catch a young husband. Instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-johns/i-once-laughed-at-the-vanity-of-women-of-thirty-or-forty-who-whitened/)

Rebecca Johns

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## More by Rebecca Johns

> [“Even if God forgives you, you do not forgive yourself. You live in your sorrow like a room of mirrors that reflects on and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-johns/even-if-god-forgives-you-you-do-not-forgive-yourself-you-live-in-your/)

Rebecca Johns

> [“For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice he is the worst of all; since armed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-johns/for-man-when-perfected-is-the-best-of-animals-but-when-separated-from-2/)

Rebecca Johns

> [“I once laughed at the vanity of women of thirty or forty who whitened their ruddy old skin with lead, but now I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-johns/i-once-laughed-at-the-vanity-of-women-of-thirty-or-forty-who-whitened/)

Rebecca Johns

> [“Beauty was a curse to be borne, not a blessing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-johns/beauty-was-a-curse-to-be-borne-not-a-blessing/)

Rebecca Johns

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