The indifference of men, far more than their tyranny, is the torment of women.
Every epoch dreams its successor.
What manly eloquence could produce such an effect as woman's silence?
Our esteem is apt to be given where we know the least.
Woman is a miracle of divine contradictions.
The historian's first duties are sacrilege and the mocking of false gods. They are his indispensable instruments for establishing the truth.