Howsoever she comes by it, a woman's burthen is always to her "That Holy Thing". So
No one knows what a woman is like till she is a mother. In other words
Motherhood reveals womanhood. And, be it remembered,
There be childless women--both spinsters and wives--who could mother mankind in their bosoms. Such women wield great influence. For
Many a mere man there is has owed his all to a motherly woman.
Nor speech, not restore, nor expression of feature, nor all combined, will ever reveal the real feelings of a woman. To unbosom herself is impossible to woman. Do not expect it, for
Definite and accurate utterance is not given to woman.
The chief business of woman is: first, to get married; second, to get others married.
It is difficult to say which have played the greater havoc among men: the women with too much conscience, or the woman with none.
When a woman repulses, beware. When a woman beckons, be warier.
Woman are always prepared for emergencies.
With woman, tact and jealousy rarely go hand in hand; tact and spite never.
The only instance in which a woman's tact is apt to be at fault is in detraction of a woman whom she regards as her rival;
The instance in which a woman's tact is seen as its best is in deploying the men who she knows are rivals for her hand. And usually
When a woman has more than one admirer, she not only deploys them, but tries to make them advance en echelon. For
Few things disconcert a woman more than a multiple and simultaneous attack delivered front a front. But
The way in which a woman will maneuver her attackers is marvelous.
They say a woman cannot argue. Hear her explain an indiscretion!
An independent woman is a contradiction in terms. For Woman's chief want is to feel that she is wanted. Therefore it is that
With women, cruelty is more easily borne than coldness. Indeed, It is astonishing how much downright cruelty a woman will stand from the man she loves or has loved. On the other hand,
Melancholy also attracts women. Naturally,
Women are made to soothe, to pity, to comfort, to delight. Therefore it is that
To see a strong man in a weak woman's arms is a sight which should arouse --not our laughter, but our(1) envy. So it does.
Let not the simpleton think a woman will sympathize with his simplicity: