Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was an English writer, philosopher, and ad...
Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more than a dream. Mary Wollstonecraft
Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more than a dream.
Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil. Mary Wollstonecraft
Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.
My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed - my dearest pleasure when free. Mary Wollstonecraft
My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed - my dearest pleasure when free.
... judicious books enlarge the mind and improve the heart ... Mary Wollstonecraft
... judicious books enlarge the mind and improve the heart ...
Only that education deserves emphatically to be termed cultivation of the mind which teaches young people how to begin to think. Mary Wollstonecraft
Only that education deserves emphatically to be termed cultivation of the mind which teaches young people how to begin to think.
Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison. Mary Wollstonecraft
Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.
Women do not want power over men, they want power over themselves. Mary Wollstonecraft
Women do not want power over men, they want power over themselves.
It is vain to expect virtue from women till they are in some degree independent of men. Mary Wollstonecraft
It is vain to expect virtue from women till they are in some degree independent of men.
Every glance afforded colouring for the picture she was delineating on her heart. Mary Wollstonecraft
Every glance afforded colouring for the picture she was delineating on her heart.
Simplicity and sincerity generally go hand in hand, as both proceed from a love of truth. Mary Wollstonecraft
Simplicity and sincerity generally go hand in hand, as both proceed from a love of truth.
The more equality there is established among men, the more virtue and happiness will reign in society. Mary Wollstonecraft
The more equality there is established among men, the more virtue and happiness will reign in society.
All the sacred rights of humanity are violated by insisting on blind obedience. Mary Wollstonecraft
All the sacred rights of humanity are violated by insisting on blind obedience.