Minna Antrim

“When a woman is very, very bad, she is awful, but when a man is correspondingly good, he is weird.”

“The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.”

“Lovers should never be without the oil of forbearance.”

“The very women who object to the morals of a notoriously beautiful actress, grow big with pride when an admirer suggests their marked resemblance to this stage beauty in physique.”

“Intuition is truly a feminine quality, but women should not mistake rash conclusions for this gift.”

“Women are angry if other women think too little of their lovers, and furious if they think too much.”

“To be loved is to be fortunate, but to be hated is to achieve distinction.”

“Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.”

“The man who holds the key to a woman's heart should make certain the old ones are destroyed.”

“That one woman is capable of loving another is an historical truth; but never yet lived one who could not listen to her own praises at the expense of her adored friend.”

“Love often wears a mask in order to test loyalty.”

“A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.”

“Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.”

“Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.”

“Man proposes, woman forecloses.”

“Yield nothing to love that is denied to discretion.”

“The difference between a saint and a hypocrite is that one lies for his religion, the other by it.”

“Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.”

“To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius.”

“There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering.”