But if God had wanted us to think just with our wombs, why did He give us a brain?

A woman's best protection is a little money of her own.

Disguise our bondage as we will, Tis woman, woman, rules us still.

But all ladies think they weigh too much.

Oh woman! lovely woman! nature made thee To temper man; we had been brutes without you; Angels are painted fair to look like you; There's in you all that we believe of heaven, Amazing brightness, purity, and truth, Eternal joy, and everlasting love.

Whether they give or refuse, women are glad to have been asked.

As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.

The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.

If to her share some female errors fall Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all.

We ask four things from a woman-that virtue dwell in her heart, modesty in her forehead, sweetness in her mouth, and labor in her hands.