Men know that women are an over-match for them, and therefore they choose the weakest or most ignorant. If they did not think so, they never could be afraid of women knowing as much as themselves.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Women Quotes

Exercise is labor without weariness.

Exercise is labor without weariness.

At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest.

At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest.

When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation.

When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation.

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it...

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.

Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth.

All theory is against the freedom of the will; all experience for it

All theory is against the freedom of the will; all experience for it

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong...

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

He who praises everybody, praises nobody.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in...

Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in...

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore...

The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write....

The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write....

Words are but the signs of ideas.

Words are but the signs of ideas.

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.

Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of...

To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of...

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently...

All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently...

1 Rule during arguments: If you're losing, start correcting their grammar.

1 Rule during arguments: If you're losing, start correcting their grammar.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against...

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against...

I'd rather lose an argument to you than lose you to an argument.

I'd rather lose an argument to you than lose you to an argument.