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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."

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"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."

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"'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."

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"We ought as much as we can to endeavour the Perfecting of our Beings, and that we be as happy as possibly we may."

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"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."

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"Whilst our Hearts are violently set upon any thing, there is no convincing us that we shall ever be of another Mind."

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"The Soul debases her self, when she sets her affections on any thing but her creator."

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"Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up."

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"Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail."

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"He who will be just, must be forc'd to acknowledge, that neither Sex are always in the right."

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"Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good; and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom."

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"But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband?"

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