“Having things taken away from you is not the same as giving them away.” GivingTakenAway From You Author:Paula Gosling
“There are two kinds of books in this world. One improves the mind, the other the bank balance. Sometimes they're the same -- but not often. Most publishers find combining the two is the only way to stay afloat.” WorldWayMindKindTwoBookSometimesThis WorldBalancePublishersCombining Author:Paula Gosling
“If the door is locked, try the window.” IfsTryingProblemCreativityDoorsWindowLockedProblem Solving Book:Lifelines Source: Lifelines
“whoever is so stupid as to imagine God to be either masculine or feminine openly shows that he is as bad a philosopher as a theologian.” GodShowsImagineStupidPhilosopherFeminineTheologianMasculine Author:Marie de Gournay
“the most important quality of an inept person is to rely on popular belief and hearsay.” PersonsImportantBeliefQualityRelyGullibilityHearsay Author:Marie de Gournay
“If men pride themselves on the fact that Jesus Christ was born of their sex, the answer is that this was necessary for the sake of decency, for if he had been a woman, it would have been impossible for Jesus to go out at all hours of the day and the night and mingle with the crowds to convert them and to help and save mankind, without creating a scandal.” IfsMenHas BeensFactsHelpingNightJesusSexChristBornHoursAnswersImpossibleMankindPrideCreatingJesus ChristSakeCrowdsScandalDecency Author:Marie de Gournay
“certain ancient cavilers have gone so far as to deny that the female sex, as opposed to the male sex, is made in the likeness of God, which likeness they must have taken to be, as far as I can tell, in the beard.” MadeI CanCertainSexGoneTakenFemaleMalesAncientDenyBeard Author:Marie de Gournay
“Lucky are you, reader, if you happen not to be of that sex to whom it is forbidden all good things; to whom liberty is denied; to whom almost all virtues are denied; lucky are you if you are one of those who can be wise without its being a crime.” IfsHappensSexWomenLibertyVirtueWiseCrimeReaderLuckyGood ThingsDeniedForbiddenBeing Wise Author:Marie de Gournay
“The human animal ... is ... neither male nor female ... And if I am allowed to jest a little in passing, I have a joke that is not altogether irrelevant: nothing resembles a male cat on the windowsill more than a female cat.” IfsHumansLittlesAnimalJokesFemaleCatMalesPassingPassingsIrrelevantJestHuman Animal Author:Marie de Gournay