What did Aphra Behn mean by: Women in London are like the rich silks; they are out of fashion a great while before they wear out. Aphra Behn Dramatist · England Copy
+ Who is’t that to woman’s beauty would submit, And yet refuse the fetters of their wit? Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Aphra Behn, Beauty, Submission, Wit, 0 Aphra Behn Dramatist · England
+ Kings that made laws, first broke ’em. Author, July 20, 2023January 2, 2025, Aphra Behn, Hypocrisy, Power, Rebellion, 0 Aphra Behn Dramatist · England
+ God makes all things good; Man meddles with ’em and they become evil. Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Aphra Behn, God, Good vs. Evil, Man, 0 Aphra Behn Dramatist · England
+ Where there is no novelty, there can be no curiosity. Read explanation Author, August 23, 2023January 2, 2025, Aphra Behn, Curiosity, Innovation, Stagnation, 0 Aphra Behn Dramatist · England
+ Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret. Author, August 18, 2023January 2, 2025, Aphra Behn, Love, Pleasure, Secrecy, 0 Aphra Behn Dramatist · England
+ Faith, Sir, we are here today and gone tomorrow. Author, September 27, 2023January 2, 2025, Aphra Behn, Faith, Life, Transience, 0 Aphra Behn Dramatist · England
+ Here lies a Proof that Wit can never be Defence enough against Mortality Author, January 9, 2024January 6, 2025, Aphra Behn, Defense, Mortality, Wit, 0 Aphra Behn Dramatist · England
+ Come away; poverty’s catching. Author, August 13, 2023January 2, 2025, Aphra Behn, Escape, Influence, Poverty, 0 Aphra Behn Dramatist · England
The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
All women are born evil. Some just realize their potential later in life than others. Jean Giraudoux Playwright · France
Faithful women are all alike, they think only of their fidelity, never of their husbands. Jean Giraudoux Playwright · France
