Wise Women Quotes
30 Wise Women quotes by 29 unique authors
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Men are not conditioned to be less powerful than a woman. It will be the wise woman who realizes this and is sensitive to that…
— Joyce Brothers
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A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.
— Maya Angelou
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A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.
— Minna Antrim
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When, however, one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even a very…
— Virginia Woolf
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A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.
— Stendhal
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The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowledge and learning that has been…
— Starhawk
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People kill what they fear. They burned, and drowned, and hanged those they saw as witches, the devil's servants: the wise women and the cunning…
— Neil Gaiman
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Who was to know what went on in a person's heart? A wise woman kept her own counsel.
— Donna Woolfolk Cross
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A wise woman knows how to summon her courage and do what is right, rather than what is easy.
— Suze Orman
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The role of women in the development of society is of utmost importance. In fact, it is the only thing that determines whether a society…
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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It is chilling to think that the same people who persecuted the wise women and men of Europe, its midwives and healers, then crossed the…
— Alice Walker
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Wise women tuck Godly wisdom into the words they speak and even more into the words they choose not to speak.
— Lysa TerKeurst
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Wise woman healing teaches the importance of excellent nutrition during pregnancy, understanding that your form your child and yourself from the nourishment you receive in…
— Susun Weed
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The unexpectedness of life, waiting round every corner, catches even wise women unawares (...) To avoid corners altogether is, after all, to refuse to live.
— Freya Stark
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And they need not cause you grief. As my Highland grandmother said-and she had the Sight-Tis not the dead ye have to be concerned about!…
— Kerry Greenwood
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Over the years I have photographed thousands of people. I have never stopped being curious and trying to discover new worlds. I have used my…
— Joyce Tenneson
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We are wise women, we are giggling girls. We both carry a smile to show when we're pleased, we both carry a switchblade in our…
— Ani DiFranco
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You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
— Indira Gandhi
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An actress can only play a woman. I'm an actor, I can play anything.
— Whoopi Goldberg
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Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.
— Bette Davis
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
— Billie Jean King
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I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.
— Alanis Morissette
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A wise woman recognizes when her life is out of balance and summons the courage to act to correct it, she knows the meaning of…
— Suze Orman
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A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says…
— Helen Rowland
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If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.
— Margaret Thatcher
Who Wrote These Wise Women Quotes
29 authors contributed a total of 30 Wise Women Quotes, led by these top contributors: