“...that much gold, and great store of riches makes them mad, insomuch as they endeavour to destroy each other...” — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
Nature, being a wise and provident lady, governs her parts very wisely, methodically, and orderly: Also, she is very industrious and hates to be… — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
Not that I am ashamed of my mind or body, my birth or breeding, my actions or fortunes, for my bashfulness is in my… — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
“...that much gold, and great store of riches makes them mad, insomuch as they endeavour to destroy each other...” — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
“But the Duchess's Soul being troubled, that her dear Lord and Husband used such a violent exercise before meat, for fear of overheating himself,… — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
I would rather die in the adventure of noble achievements than live in obscure and sluggish security. — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
Thoughts are like stars in the firmament; some are fixed, others like the wandering planets, others again are only like meteors. Understanding is like… — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
Indeed I had not much wit, yet I was not an idiot - my wit was according to my years. — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
Not because they were servants were we so reserved, for many noble persons are forced to serve through necessity, but by reason the vulgar… — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
First, they were bred when I was not capable to observe or before I was born; likewise the breeding of men is of a… — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
Indeed I did not stand as a beggar at the Parliament door, for I never was at the Parliament-House, nor stood I ever at… — Margaret Cavendish Copy Share Image
