Minna Antrim Quotes

#1. There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering.

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#2. A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.

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#3. Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.

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#4. Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.

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#5. To laughter! The bright coinage of the bank of good will.

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#6. An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.

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#7. To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius.

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#8. Matrimonially speaking, a bridle for the tongue is better than a rein for the heart.

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#9. To money, the finest linguist in the world!

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#10. The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.

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#11. Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.

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#12. When a woman is very, very bad, she is awful, but when a man is correspondingly good, he is weird.

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#13. To know one's self is wisdom, but to know one's neighbor is genius.

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#14. Smiles are the soul's kisses.

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#15. That one woman is capable of loving another is an historical truth; but never yet lived one who could not listen to her own praises at the expense of her adored friend.

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#16. The very women who object to the morals of a notoriously beautiful actress, grow big with pride when an admirer suggests their marked resemblance to this stage beauty in physique.

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#17. It takes more than a wise man to keep track of a foolish woman.

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#18. We women take love too seriously. Men wish to be loved with laughter, not with sighing. So laugh, sweetheart, laugh, or soon you may be weeping.

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#19. A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.

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#20. Every man has two personalities; the one he reveals to women, the other to men.

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#21. Pretty women and rich men are rarely wrong.

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#22. Intuition is truly a feminine quality, but women should not mistake rash conclusions for this gift.

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#23. Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.

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#24. The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros.

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#25. Some men act upon women like champagne; when they appear the women are sparkling and full of brilliance; when they leave the fair ones grow flat, stale, and most unprofitable companions.

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#26. A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.

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#27. Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

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#28. The difference between a saint and a hypocrite is that one lies for his religion, the other by it.

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#29. Enthusiasms, like stimulants, are often affected by people with small mental ballast.

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#30. To be loved is to be fortunate, but to be hated is to achieve distinction.

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