If a Woman can neither Love nor Honour, she does ill in promising to Obey.

Women are from their very infancy debarred those Advantages with the want of which they are afterwards reproached.

That which has not a real excellency and value in it self, entertains no longer than the giddy Humour which recommended it to us holds.

A husband is indeed thought by both sexes so very valuable, that scarce a man who can keep himself clean and make a bow, but thinks he is good enough to pretend to any woman.

Women need not take up with mean things, since (if they are not wanting to themselves) they are capable of the best.

It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism.

We may not commit a lesser Sin under pretence to avoid a greater, but we may, nay we ought to endure the greatest Pain and Grief rather than commit the least Sin.