Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft
No man chooses evil because it is evil he only mistakes it for hap

No man chooses evil because it is evil he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks. – Mary Wollstonecraft

Other quotes by Mary Wollstonecraft

The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger. – Mary Wollstonecraft

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Age
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Taught from infancy that beauty is womans sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison. – Mary Wollstonecraft

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Beauty
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I do earnestly wish to see the distinction of sex confounded in society, unless where love animates the behaviour. – Mary Wollstonecraft

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Society
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Other Quotes from
Happiness
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Love is trembling happiness. – Khalil Gibran

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Happiness

Ones work usually occupies more than half of ones waking life. Choosing work that does not bring happiness will lead to a life that is mostly disappointing. – Bo Bennett

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Happiness

Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. – Jane Austen

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Happiness

Eventually, we reach the point where we start to realize that we are not going to find peace, contentment, happiness, strength, fearlessness – all of the things that in our heart of hearts we wish we had – outside of us. – Guy Finley

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Happiness

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In the 19th century, you had bourgeois art without politics – an almost frozen idea of what beauty is. – Douglas Sirk

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In 1977, at least, he wished to have people believe that he shared and was proud of an attitude toward women that is not acceptable in a politician. In 2003, all he has said is that he doesnt remember the interview. – Michael Kinsley

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The more I get to do this character, the more I realize that shes not just annoying. Its that her strength is not interacting with people socially. She just doesnt have time because she has so much going on in her brain. – Mary Lynn Rajskub

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It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer. – Shanna LaFleur

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