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Mary Astell Quotes

Mary Astell quotes

English Writer December 12, 1666 – May 11, 1731

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Mary Astell quote: "But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have..."
But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband? Mary Astell
Mary Astell quote: "Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious..."
Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds. Mary Astell
Mary Astell quote: "Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail."
Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail. Mary Astell
Mary Astell quote: "If none were to Marry, but Men of strict Vertue and Honour, I..."
If none were to Marry, but Men of strict Vertue and Honour, I doubt the World would be but thinly peopled. Mary Astell
Mary Astell quote: "The scum of the People are most Tyrannical when they get the..."
The scum of the People are most Tyrannical when they get the Power, and treat their Betters with the greatest Insolence. Mary Astell
To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always Honourable to run over to the strongest party. Mary Astell
'Tis very great pity that they who are so apt to over-rate themselves in smaller matters, shou'd, where it most concerns them to know, and stand upon their Value, be so insensible of their own worth. Mary Astell
Mary Astell quote: "Whilst our Hearts are violently set upon any thing, there is..."
Whilst our Hearts are violently set upon any thing, there is no convincing us that we shall ever be of another Mind. Mary Astell
To all the rest of his Absurdities, (for vice is always unreasonable,) he adds one more, who expects that Vertue from another which he won't practise himself. Mary Astell
Mary Astell quote: "We must Think what we Say, and Mean what we Profess."
We must Think what we Say, and Mean what we Profess. Mary Astell
Mary Astell quote: "It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism."
It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism. Mary Astell
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
The Steps to Folly as well as Sin are gradual, and almost imperceptible, and when we are once on the Decline, we go down without taking notice on't. Mary Astell
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
Mary Astell quote: "Certain I am, that Christian Religion does no where allow..."
Certain I am, that Christian Religion does no where allow Rebellion. Mary Astell

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