"Women are told from their infancy, and taught by the example of their mothers, that a little knowledge of human weakness, justly termed cunning, softness of temper, outward obedience, and a scrupulous…"

"The woman who has only been taught to please will soon find that her power is of short duration."

"Men have been more anxious to make women alluring mistresses than affectionate wives and rational mothers."

"I am not fond of thinking, I like to feel."

"It is a melancholy truth that among the higher classes, the only system of education adopted is calculated to make women more dependent and helpless."