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Women's Tongues are as sharp as two-edged Swords, and wound as much, when they are anger'd.

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A rude nature is worse than a brute nature by so much more as man is better than a beast: and those…
In such misfortunes my Mother was of an heroic spirit, in suffering patiently when there was no remedy, and being industrious where…
My other brother, the Lord Lucas, who was heir to my father's estate, and as it were the father to take care…
For Pleasure, Delight, Peace and Felicity live in method and temperance.
I would rather die in the adventure of noble achievements than live in obscure and sluggish security.
And though my Lord hath lost his estate and been banished out of his country, yet neither despised poverty nor pinching necessity…
Indeed, I was so afraid to dishonour my friends and family by my indiscreet actions, that I rather chose to be accounted…
For disorder obstructs: besides, it doth disgust life, distract the appetities, and yield no true relish to the senses.
But if our sex would but well consider and rationally ponder, they will perceive and find that it is neither words nor…
As for our garments, my Mother did not only delight to see us neat and cleanly, fine and gay, but rich and…
For I, hearing my Lord's estate amongst many more estates was to be sold, and that the wives of the owners should…
And though I might have learnt more wit and advanced my understanding by living in a Court, yet being dull, fearful and…

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Women's Tongues are as sharp as two-edged Swords, and wound as much, when they are anger'd. — Margaret Cavendish
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