"A woman may possess the wisdom and chastity……" — William Makepeace Thackeray
"A woman may possess the wisdom and chastity of Minerva, and we give no heed to her, if she has a plain face. What folly will not a pair of bright eyes make pardonable? What dullness may not red lips are sweet accents render pleasant? And so, with their usual sense of justice, ladies argue that because a woman is handsome, therefore she is a fool. O ladies, ladies! there are some of you who are neither handsome nor wise."
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William Makepeace Thackeray
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183 Quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray
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