“God is His own Design and End, and that there is no other Worthy of Him.”
— Mary Astell
Author: Mary Astell
Category: design
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Certain I am, that Christian Religion does
“Certain I am, that Christian Religion does no where allow Rebellion.”
— Mary Astell
Author: Mary Astell
Category: religion
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But, alas! what poor Woman is ever
“But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband?”
— Mary Astell
Author: Mary Astell
Category: marriage
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Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us
“Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good; and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom.”
— Mary Astell
Author: Mary Astell
Category: wisdom
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The design of Rhetoric is to remove
“The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons; to place our Subject in a Right Light, and excite our Hearers to a due consideration of it.”
— Mary Astell
Author: Mary Astell
Category: government
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But, alas! what poor Woman is ever
“But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband?”
— Mary Astell
Author: Mary Astell
Category: design
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The design of Rhetoric is to remove
“The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons; to place our Subject in a Right Light, and excite our Hearers to a due consideration of it.”
— Mary Astell
Author: Mary Astell
Category: truth
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How can a Man respect his Wife
“How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion of her and her Sex?”
— Mary Astell
Author: Mary Astell
Category: respect
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Every Body has so good an Opinion
“Every Body has so good an Opinion of their own Understanding as to think their own way the best.”
— Mary Astell
Author: Mary Astell
Category: best
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Although it has been said by men
“Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it.”
— Mary Astell
Author: Mary Astell
Category: wisdom
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The design of Rhetoric is to remove
“The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons; to place our Subject in a Right Light, and excite our Hearers to a due consideration of it.”
— Mary Astell
Author: Mary Astell
Category: design
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