"In every power, of which taste is..." - Quote by Jane Austen
In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes.
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“I particularly recollect your saying one night, after they had been dining at Netherfield, 'SHE a beauty!--I should as soon call her mother a wit.' But afterwards she seemed to improve on you, and I believe you thought her rather pretty at one time." "Yes," replied Darcy, who could contain himself no longer, "but THAT was only when I first saw her, for it is many months since I have considered her as one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance.”
“Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.”
More on Equality
“We don't believe in a small America. We believe in a big America - a tolerant America, a just America, an equal America - that values the service of every patriot.”
“But then, after all, we are all alike, for we are all derived from the monkey.”
“The vigorous are no better than the lazy during one half of life, for all men are alike when asleep.”
More on Gender
“Men have marble, women waxen, minds.”
“Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals.”
“Women are the best judges of anything we turn out. Their taste is very important. They are the theatergoers; they are the ones who drag the men in. If the women like it, to heck with the men.”