And oh, what a mercy it is that these women do not exercise their powers oftener! We can't resist them, if they do. Let them show ever so little inclination, and men go down on their knees at once: old…

Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

Topics: Women Quotes

Follow your honest convictions and be strong

Follow your honest convictions and be strong

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.

It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than...

It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than...

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

It is to the middle-class we must look for the safety of England.

It is to the middle-class we must look for the safety of England.

Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.

Despair is perfectly compatible with a good dinner, I promise you.

Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman

Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone...

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone...

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand

Humor is wit and love.

Humor is wit and love.

An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.

An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.

A clever, ugly man every now and then is successful with the ladies, but a...

A clever, ugly man every now and then is successful with the ladies, but a...

I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year

I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of...

The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of...