What did Mary Astell mean by: The Soul debases her self, when she sets her affections on any thing but her creator. - Mary Astell Philosopher · England Copy
+ If a Woman can neither Love nor Honour, she does ill in promising to Obey. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Mary Astell, Honour, Ill, 0 - Mary Astell Philosopher · England
+ Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Mary Astell, Glasses, Mind, Reflection, 0 - Mary Astell Philosopher · England
+ Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Mary Astell, Diversity, Justice, Liberty, 0 - Mary Astell Philosopher · England
+ If absolute sovereignty be not necessary in a State, how comes it to be so in a family? Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Mary Astell, Sovereignty, 0 - Mary Astell Philosopher · England
+ Every Body has so good an Opinion of their own Understanding as to think their own way the best. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Mary Astell, Body, 0 - Mary Astell Philosopher · England
+ God is His own Design and End, and that there is no other Worthy of Him. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Mary Astell, Design, End, Worthy, 0 - Mary Astell Philosopher · England
+ The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Mary Astell, Too Short, 0 - Mary Astell Philosopher · England
+ How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion of her and her Sex? Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Mary Astell, Sex, Wife, 0 - Mary Astell Philosopher · England
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The most amiable people are those who least wound the self-love of others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
We never love with all our heart and all our soul but once, and that is the first time. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If self-knowledge is the road to virtue, so is virtue still more the road to self-knowledge. - Jean Paul Writer · Germany
Behind a veil, unseen yet present, I was the forceful soul that moved this mighty body. - Jean Racine Playwright · France
