What did Mary Astell mean by: How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion of her and her Sex? Mary Astell Philosopher · England Copy
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
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
Every Body has so good an Opinion of their own Understanding as to think their own way the best. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mary Astell, Opinion, Superiority, Understanding, 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
Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mary Astell, Freedom, Materialism, Restriction, 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
God is His own Design and End, and that there is no other Worthy of Him. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mary Astell, Design, End, Worthy, 0 Mary Astell Philosopher · England
Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mary Astell, Growth, Reflection, Self-awareness, 0 Mary Astell Philosopher · England
The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art. Read explanation Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher · Germany
If men wish to be held in esteem, they must associate with those only who are estimable. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The path of Martial Arts begins and ends with courtesy. So be genuinely polite on every occasion. Mas Oyama Martial artist · South Korea
Individuality is to be preserved and respected everywhere, as the root of everything good. Jean Paul Writer · Germany
