"When women cease to be handsome, they..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin
When women cease to be handsome, they study to be good.
More by Benjamin Franklin
“To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girlfriends.”
“A little sturdiness when superiors are much in the wrong sometimes occasions consideration. And there is truth in the old saying that if you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you.”
“Love your Neighbour; yet don't pull down your Hedge.”
More on Human Nature
“We do not see into men’s hearts. We cannot judge, and are indeed forbidden to judge.”
“I believe it is universally understood and acknowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless they have a motive to do otherwise.”
“Everybody will make mistakes, and for some that mistake will rise to the level of being a crime.”
More on Appearance
“No deeper wrinkles yet? Hath sorrow struck So many blows upon this face of mine And made no deeper wounds?”
“For every man's nature is concealed with many folds of disguise, and covered as it were with various veils. His brows, his eyes, and very often his countenance, are deceitful, and his speech is most commonly a lie.”
“She had gained a reputation for beauty, and (which is often another thing) was beautiful.”