Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was an English writer, philosopher, and ad...
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.
The being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority, but that of reason. Mary Wollstonecraft
The being cannot be termed rational or virtuous, who obeys any authority, but that of reason.
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.
Let woman share the rights and she will emulate the virtues of man; for she must grow more perfect when emancipated ... Mary Wollstonecraft
Let woman share the rights and she will emulate the virtues of man; for she must grow more perfect when emancipated ...
It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world. Mary Wollstonecraft
It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.
Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience. Mary Wollstonecraft
Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience.
Friendship is a serious affection; the most sublime of all affections, because it is founded on principle, and cemented by time. Mary Wollstonecraft
Friendship is a serious affection; the most sublime of all affections, because it is founded on principle, and cemented by time.
No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks. Mary Wollstonecraft
No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.
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.
The beginning is always today. Mary Wollstonecraft
The beginning is always today.
Virtue can only flourish among equals. Mary Wollstonecraft
Virtue can only flourish among equals.
Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change. Mary Wollstonecraft
Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.