What did Mary Astell mean by: Certain I am, that Christian Religion does no where allow Rebellion. Mary Astell Philosopher · England Copy
He who will be just, must be forc’d to acknowledge, that neither Sex are always in the right. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mary Astell, Equality, Gender, Justice, 0 Mary Astell Philosopher · England
If absolute sovereignty be not necessary in a State, how comes it to be so in a family? Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mary Astell, Family, Sovereignty, State, 0 Mary Astell Philosopher · England
If a Woman can neither Love nor Honour, she does ill in promising to Obey. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mary Astell, Honour, Love, Obedience, 0 Mary Astell Philosopher · England
How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion of her and her Sex? Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mary Astell, Contempt, Respect, Sexism, 0 Mary Astell Philosopher · England
The Soul debases her self, when she sets her affections on any thing but her creator. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mary Astell, Devotion, Idolatry, Spirituality, 0 Mary Astell Philosopher · England
Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mary Astell, Education, Ignorance, Vice, 0 Mary Astell Philosopher · England
That Man indeed can never be good at heart, who is full of himself and his own Endowments. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mary Astell, Ego, Morality, Selfishness, 0 Mary Astell Philosopher · England
The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mary Astell, Priorities, Productivity, Time, 0 Mary Astell Philosopher · England
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Cultivate everything the critics hated in your first work – that’s what makes you unique. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Poetry is a religion without hope, but its martyrs guarantee the eternal truth of its dogma. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
