Women's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions)

Blessed is the man who | having nothing to say | abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact | said Mary Ann Evans | a. k. a. George Eliot. In nine cases out of ten | a woman had better show more affection than she feels | opined Jane Austen. When a girl marries | she exchanges the attentions of many men for the inattention of one | observed Helen Rowland. These are just a few of more than 400 memorable quotes in this volume | expressed over the past 2 |500 years by female poets | novelists | historical figures | celebrities | entertainers | and others. Covering a broad range of topics — men | women | love and romance | marriage | family | human nature | aging | the quest for gender equality | work and occupations | joy and sorrow | nature | the environment | and more — the quotations are divided into subject categories and arranged chronologically by the author's date of birth. Where possible | sources and dates are cited for each quote. Browse through these pages and immerse yourself in snippets of worldly wisdom from the poignant (The loneliest woman in the world is a woman without a close woman friend — Toni Morrison) to the despairing (Old age is woman's hell — Ninon de Lenclos) to the politically astute (Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested — Queen Elizabeth I) to the humorous (Flops are a part of life's menu | and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses — Rosalind Russell). You'll also find food for thought from Sappho | Madame de Stael | Harriet Tubman | Margaret Sanger | Eleanor Roosevelt | Helen Keller | Erma Bombeck | Oprah Winfrey | Gloria Steinem | and Hillary Rodham Clinton | among others. Brimming with timeless observations | humor | and wisdom | this practical and entertaining little volume will be indispensable to public speakers and a delight to general readers.