Only the dead fail to reach out with both hands.

Though sad at heart, to sing joyfully.

I considered myself most unfortunate because God had made me inhabit a female body in this world

Those who plead their cause in the absence of an opponent can invent to their heart's content, can pontificate without taking into account the opposite point of view and keep the best arguments for themselves, for aggressors are always quick to attack those who have no means of defence.

Not all men (and especially the wisest) share the opinion that it is bad for women to be educated. But it is very true that many foolish men have claimed this because it displeased them that women knew more than they did.

A woman with a mind is fit for any task.

Just as women's bodies are softer than men's, so their understanding is sharper.