Blue Quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
![“A blue-stocking is the scourge of her husband, children, friends, servants, and every one. [Fr., Une femme bel-esprit est le fleau de son mari, de ses enfants, de ses amis, de ses valets, et tout le monde.]” quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3ef/jean-jacques-rousseau-418_blue_a-blue-stocking-is-the-scourge-of-her-hu_2212227.jpg)
“A blue-stocking is the scourge of her husband, children, friends, servants, and every one. [Fr., Une femme bel-esprit est le fleau de son mari, de ses enfants, de ses amis, de ses valets, et tout le monde.]”
![“Every blue-stocking will remain a spinster as long as there are sensible men on the earth. [Fr., Toute fille lettree restera fille toute sa vie, quand il n'y aura que des hommes senses sur la terre.]” quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d70/jean-jacques-rousseau-418_auras_every-blue-stocking-will-remain-a-spinst_1681727.jpg)
![“[F]or women, like tradesmen, draw in the injudicious to buy their goods by the high value they themselves set upon them… They endeavor strongly to fix in the minds of their enamoratos their own high value, and then contrive as much as possible to make them believe that they have so many purchasers…” quote by Sarah Fielding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/735/sarah-fielding-19151_believe_f-or-women-like-tradesmen-draw-in-the-in_987498.jpg)
![“Only a short time ago hed envied these brightly plumed birds[ladies in pastel dresses]. They possessed everything money could buy and most had the leisure to enjoy it. Yet their needs were greater than his own. They required a flock of admirers, dozens of servants, expensive clothes, and showy…” quote by Cara Lynn James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f91/cara-lynn-james-89493_expensive-clothes_only-a-short-time-ago-hed-envied-these-b_1218029.jpg)
