Quote by Mary Astell
How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion

How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion of her and her Sex? – Mary Astell

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But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband? – Mary Astell

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Hitherto I have courted Truth with a kind of Romantick Passion, in spite of all Difficulties and Discouragements: for knowledge is thought so unnecessary an Accomplishment for a Woman, that few will give themselves the Trouble to assist us in the Attainment of it. – Mary Astell

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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

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I certainly respect other peoples opinions, but I would not vote for a woman to be the pastor of a church. – Charles Stanley

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I think its great that shes not perfect and wasnt perfect. I think thats maybe why so many young girls and different people look up to Mac and respect her even more. – Catherine Bell

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Although a lot of pain for a little screen time Shaving legs, waxing eyebrows, high heels, trying to put on a bra, losing weight because womens clothes are SO revealing – Ladies you have my respect. – Lou Diamond Phillips

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If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you cant deny a kind of respect for the great criminal. – Denis Diderot

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