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Anna Cora Mowatt on Women

1819–1870 France

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Lord Chesterfield designated ugly women as the third sex; how shall we place ugly men.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

Men are prostrated by misfortune; women bend, but do not break, and martyr-like live on.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

Mme. Deluzy has said that indifference is a woman’s guardian angel,—a remark not only applicable in France, but all over the world.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

Women endowed with remarkable sensibilities enjoy much, but they also suffer much. The greater the light, the stronger will be the shadow.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Anna Cora Mowatt (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.