Quote by Joseph Conrad
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists prin

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. – Joseph Conrad

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The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil water-way leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky…. – Joseph Conrad

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Resignation, not mystic, not detached, but resignation open-eyed, conscious, and informed by love, is the only one of our feelings for which it is impossible to become a sham. – Joseph Conrad

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Men define intelligence, men define usefulness, men tell us what is beautiful, men even tell us what is womanly. – Sally Kempton

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I do not wish them to have power over men, but over themselves. – Mary Wollstonecraft

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Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths. – Lois Wyse

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Any intelligent woman who reads the marriage contract, and then goes into it, deserves all the consequences. – Isadora Duncan

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