Look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man and work like a dog. – Caroline K. Simon

[H]er figure might be described by a poet as just set in the luxurious mould of womanhood. – “Diary of a Surgeon,” in The Library of Fiction, or Family Story-Teller; consist

The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius. – Guy de Maupassant