Mary Astell Quotes

Mary Astell
English Writer
Born: Nov 12, 1666
Died: May 11, 1731
God Good Love Men Own Women
Related authors: Arthur C. Clarke D. H. Lawrence Douglas Adams Gilbert K. Chesterton John Ruskin Ricky Gervais Rudyard Kipling Thomas Paine
We must Think what we Say, and Mean what we Profess. Mary Astell
Think Say Must Mean Profess
How can you be content to be in the world like tulips in a garden, to make a fine show, and be good for nothing. Mary Astell
Good You Garden World Nothing Fine Like Make Content How Tulip Show
The scum of the People are most Tyrannical when they get the Power, and treat their Betters with the greatest Insolence. Mary Astell
People Treat Power Tyrannical Insolence Most Greatest Get
If a Woman can neither Love nor Honour, she does ill in promising to Obey. Mary Astell
Love Woman Obey Honour Neither Promising She Does Nor Ill
If none were to Marry, but Men of strict Vertue and Honour, I doubt the World would be but thinly peopled. Mary Astell
World Strict Men Doubt Honour Would Would-Be Marry None Were Thinly
That Man indeed can never be good at heart, who is full of himself and his own Endowments. Mary Astell
Good Man Heart Own Indeed Never Himself His Endowment Full Who
That which has not a real excellency and value in it self, entertains no longer than the giddy Humour which recommended it to us holds. Mary Astell
Value Humour Giddy Recommended Excellency Self Longer Real Than Holds Which Us
The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons; to place our Subject in a Right Light, and excite our Hearers to a due consideration of it. Mary Astell
Truth Government Lie Light Remove Design Our Consideration Way Those Excite Reduce Due Passions Subject Rhetoric Place Prejudices Reasons Right
Upon the principles of reason, the good of many is preferable to the good of a few or of one; a lasting good is to be preferred before a temporary, the public before the private. Mary Astell
Good Before Few Lasting Temporary Principles Private Public Preferable Preferred Reason Many
We ought as much as we can to endeavour the Perfecting of our Beings, and that we be as happy as possibly we may. Mary Astell
Happy Ought Our Possibly Perfecting Endeavour May Much Beings
Whilst our Hearts are violently set upon any thing, there is no convincing us that we shall ever be of another Mind. Mary Astell
Mind Our Shall Another Hearts Any Whilst Us Convincing Ever Thing Violently Set
Why is Slavery so much condemn'd and strove against in one Case, and so highly applauded and held so necessary and so sacred in another? Mary Astell
Case Sacred Highly Another Against Much Held Why Applauded Necessary Slavery
The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters. Mary Astell
Life Life Is Too Short Matters Too Short Span Away
But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband? Mary Astell
Woman Women Husband Design Higher She Than Get Taught Poor Should Ever Her Alas
It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism. Mary Astell
Heart Atheism Head Seat
Marry for Love, an Heroick Action, which makes a mighty noise in the World, partly because of its rarity, and partly in regard of its extravagancy. Mary Astell
Love Noise World Action Marry Rarity Partly Because Makes Regard Which Mighty
Nor can the Apostle mean that Eve only sinned; or that she only was Deceived, for if Adam sinned willfully and knowingly, he became the greater Transgressor. Mary Astell
Deceived Only He Knowingly She Became Greater Nor Sinned Mean Apostle Eve Adam
The Relation we bear to the Wisdom of the Father, the Son of His Love, gives us indeed a dignity which otherwise we have no pretence to. It makes us something, something considerable even in God's Eyes. Mary Astell
Love Wisdom God Dignity Eyes Son Father Otherwise Relation Considerable Indeed Pretence Something Bear Gives Makes His Which Us Even
Women are from their very infancy debarred those Advantages with the want of which they are afterwards reproached. Mary Astell
Women Those Advantages Debarred Infancy Women Are Very Want Which Afterwards
Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds. Mary Astell
Service You Reflection Will Half Own Minds Glass Much Your Serious
Women are not so well united as to form an Insurrection. They are for the most part wise enough to love their Chains, and to discern how becomingly they fit. Mary Astell
Love Wise Women Enough Part Most Discern Well How Insurrection Fit Women Are Form To Love Chains United
Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it. Mary Astell
Wisdom Women Men Has-Been Must Folly Determined More Perhaps Wit Although Said Been Malice Women Are Than Either Incapable Means Acting Grant Naturally Necessarily

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