Learn from me, if not by my precepts, then by my example, how dangerous is the pursuit of knowledge and how much happier is that man who believes his native town to be the world than he who aspires to…

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It appears to me impossible that I should cease to exist, or that this active,...

It appears to me impossible that I should cease to exist, or that this active,...

In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not...

In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not...

Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives; -...

Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives; -...

Independence I have long considered as the grand blessing of life, the basis of every...

Independence I have long considered as the grand blessing of life, the basis of every...

Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners...

Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners...

Slavery to monarchs and ministers, which the world will be long freeing itself from, and...

Slavery to monarchs and ministers, which the world will be long freeing itself from, and...

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point...

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point...

Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more...

Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more...

Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind...

Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind...