“...empty women, who strive for no good but exist to adorn themselves...These women of majestic pride, fantastic coiffures, outlandish ornament, and necks bound with gold or pearls bear the glittering symbols of their captivity to men.” — Laura Cereta Copy Share Image
Each person should display her own particular gifts for study. For no one is safe who strives beyond her abilities; and thus it is… — Laura Cereta Copy Share Image
“But as to your writing me that I don’t love you very much, I don’t know whether you’re saying this in earnest or whether I should realise that you’re joking with me. Still, what you say disturbs me. You are measuring a very healthy expression of a wife’s loyalty by the standard of the insincere flattery of well-worn phrases. But… — Laura Cereta Copy Share
“...empty women, who strive for no good but exist to adorn themselves...These women of majestic pride, fantastic coiffures, outlandish ornament, and necks bound with… — Laura Cereta Copy Share Image
For knowledge is not given as gift...but through study...The free mind, not afraid of labor, presses on to attain the good. — Laura Cereta Copy Share Image
“I am a scholar and a pupil who has been lulled to sleep by the meagre fire of a mind too humble. I have… — Laura Cereta Copy Share Image
