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Woman Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere
- The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.
- A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others.
- Caprice in woman is the antidote to beauty.
- Grief that is dazed and speechless is out of fashion: the modern woman mourns her husband loudly and tells you the whole story of his…
- If a handsome woman allows that another woman is beautiful, we may safely conclude she excels her.
- A man can deceive a woman by his sham attachment to her provided he does not have a real attachment elsewhere.
- A faithless woman, if known to be such by the person concerned, is but faithless ; if she is believed faithful, she is treacherous.
- When a plain-looking woman is loved, it is certain to be very passionately ; for either her influence on her lover is irresistible, or she…
- Friendship can exist between persons of different sexes, without any coarse or sensual feelings; yet a woman always looks upon a man as a man,…
- A man in health questions whether there is a God, and he also doubts whether it be a sin to have intercourse with a woman,…
- The unfaithful woman, if she is known for such by the person concerned, is only unfaithful. If she is thought faithful, she is perfidious.
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