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No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good time.
Helen Rowland
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Helen Rowland
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 1
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
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Eve had one advantage over all the rest of her sex. In his wildest moments of rage Adam never could accuse her of being 'just like her mother!
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When you see what some women marry, you realize how they must hate to work for a living.
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A widow is a fascinating being with the flavor of maturity, the spice of experience, the piquancy of novelty, the tang of practiced coquetry, and the halo of one man's approval.
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A Bachelor of Arts is one who makes love to a lot of women, and yet has the art to remain a bachelor.
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A man is like a cat chase him and he will run - sit still and ignore him and he'll come purring at your feet.
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And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them.
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