Design But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband? Mary Astell 43
Truth The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons; to place our... Mary Astell 31
Opinion How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion of her and her Sex? Mary Astell 32
Opinion None of us whether Men or Women but have so good an Opinion of our own Conduct as to believe we are fit, if not to direct others, at least to govern... Mary Astell 32
Opinion Every Body has so good an Opinion of their own Understanding as to think their own way the best. Mary Astell 34
