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The multitude will hardly believe the excessive force of education, and in the difference of modesty between men and women, ascribe that to nature, which…

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People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women have seldom…
There is no intrinsic worth in money but what is alterable with the times, and whether a guinea goes for twenty pounds…
Ashamed of the many frailties they feel within, all men endeavor to hide themselves, their ugly nakedness, from each other, and wrapping…
We seldom call anybody lazy, but such as we reckon inferior to us, and of whom we expect some service.
Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in…
There are many examples of women that have excelled in learning, and even in war, but this is no reason we should…
The only thing of weight that can be said against modern honor is that it is directly opposite to religion. The one…
If Courtezans and Strumpets were to be prosecuted with as much Rigour as some silly People would have it, what Locks or…
The multitude will hardly believe the excessive force of education, and in the difference of modesty between men and women, ascribe that…
Pride and vanity have built more hospitals than all the virtues together,
No habit or quality is more easily acquired than hypocrisy, nor any thing sooner learned than to deny the sentiments of our…

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Many years ago, I was in a Broadway show and I had to wear a fox fur around my shoulders. One day… — Bea Arthur
Amy Morton is a machine. If she misses a show it's because someone amputated her leg and she's looking for it. — Anna D. Shapiro
The multitude will hardly believe the excessive force of education, and in the difference of modesty between men and women, ascribe that… — Bernard de Mandeville
In the taxi I let my hand lie on her leg like a promise, but I had no intention of keeping my… — Graham Greene
The horse grunted softly. He had huge teeth, Clary noticed uneasily; each one the size of a Pez dispenser. She imagined those… — Cassandra Clare
I reach for Prim in the twilight, clamp my hand on her leg and pull myself over to her. Her voice remains… — Suzanne Collins
It's Mari, Jack," Ken whispered, needing to say it aloud. "What?" Jack jerked around, staring at the sniper as the eyes fluttered… — Christine Feehan
Had he expected me to hump her leg? — Ilona Andrews
His lips covered hers as he laid the gauze on her leg. Fiery pain shot through her flesh as his lips swallowed… — Lora Leigh
For a split second I felt as though she was nobody special in the larger scheme of my life. She was just… — Miranda July
It occurred to Dr. Lecter in the moment that with all his knowledge and intrusion, he could never entirely predict her, or… — Thomas Harris
Had a dog. I had many. I grew up in rural Washington before I moved to the Twin Cities in Minnesota, and… — Justin Kirk

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