Must I dwell in slavery's night And all pleasure take its flight Far beyond my feeble sight, Forever? — Juana Inés de la Cruz Copy Share Image
Everything that you receive is not measured according to its actual size, but, rather that of the receiving vessel. — Juana Inés de la Cruz Copy Share Image
Who has forbidden women to engage in private and individual studies? Have they not a rational soul as men do?...I have this inclination to… — Juana Inés de la Cruz Copy Share Image
O who is more to blame: He who sins for pay - Or he who pays for sin? — Juana Inés de la Cruz Copy Share Image
But, lady, as women, what wisdom may be ours if not the philosophies of the kitchen? Lupercio Leonardo spoke well when he said: 'how… — Juana Inés de la Cruz Copy Share Image
And what shall I tell you, lady, of the natural secrets I have discovered while cooking? And I often say, when observing these details:… — Juana Inés de la Cruz Copy Share Image
I was not yet three years old when my mother determined to send one of my elder sisters to learn to read at a… — Juana Inés de la Cruz Copy Share Image
In my opinion, better far it be To destroy vanity within my life Than to destroy my life in vanity. — Juana Inés de la Cruz Copy Share Image
“Critics: In your sight no woman can win: keep you out, and she's too tight; she's too loose if you get in.” — Juana Inés de la Cruz Copy Share Image
![“But, lady, as women, what wisdom may be ours if not the philosophies of the kitchen? Lupercio Leonardo spoke well when he said: 'how well one may philosophize when preparing dinner.' And I often say, when observing these trivial details: had Aristotle prepared vituals [sic], he would have written…” quote by Juana Inés de la Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a05/juana-in-s-de-la-cruz-29793_cooking_but-lady-as-women-what-wisdom-may-be-our_598842.jpg)
