The scum of the People are most Tyrannical when they get the Power, and treat their Betters with the greatest Insolence.
Mary AstellFetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty.
Mary AstellEvery one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business. Hence come those frequent absences, so observable in conversation; for whilst the body is confined to present company, the mind is flown to that which it delights in.
Mary Astell