Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Mary Astell
Mary Astell is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
More from Mary Astell (45 quotes) →Other sayings from Mary Astell
- “Upon the principles of reason, the good of many is preferable to the good of a few or of one; a lasting good…”Mary Astell
- “Women need not take up with mean things, since (if they are not wanting to themselves) they are capable of th…”Mary Astell
- “Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds.”Mary Astell
- “The Soul debases her self, when she sets her affections on any thing but her creator.”Mary Astell
Explore Happiness
- “I have sung a couple of songs in Telugu and Hindi films, but I was not happy with that. So, I thought of doin…”Jaya Prada
- “The only reason a true friend won't be there to pick you up is because they are lying beneath you from trying…”Tommy Cotton
- “One of my luckiest instincts lay in being able to tell when I was happy— at the time, not afterwards. Most pe…”Paul Theroux