Quote by Henry Adams
The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong. - Henry

The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong. – Henry Adams

Other quotes by Henry Adams

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is vicious. – Henry Adams

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Words
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I have written too much history to have faith in it and if anyone thinks Im wrong, I am inclined to agree with him. – Henry Adams

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Faith
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On the day when it will be possible for woman to love not in her weakness but in strength, not to escape herself but to find herself, not to abase herself but to assert herself — on that day love will become for her, as for man, a source of life… – Simone de Beauvoir

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Men & Women

Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women. – Nancy Astor

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Men & Women

As vivacity is the gift of women, gravity is that of men. – Joseph Addison

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Men & Women

Every woman is like a time-zone. She is a nocturnal fragment of your journey. She brings you unflaggingly closer to the next night. – Jean Baudrillard

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Men & Women

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We are growing serious, and let me tell you, thats the next step to being dull. – Joseph Addison

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A neurotic is a man who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychiatrist is the man who collects the rent. – Jerome Lawrence

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Psychology

I like sports, and swimming is my favorite. Doing physical exercises keeps one fit and healthy and helps one work more efficiently. I think we all need to strike a balance between work and relaxation. This can keep us energetic and help us do our job better. – Xi Jinping

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In the same way that we need statesmen to spare us the abjection of exercising power, we need scholars to spare us the abjection of learning. – Jean Baudrillard

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