Book: A woman of no importance. Page 2

Ah, the world was made for men and not for women!
- Do not tell me, lady Stuteld. Us life is much more fun. For us there is much more taboo than for them.

... women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals.

Don't know whether it is possible to speak of us as the property of others. All men are married women's property. It is the only true definition of what married women's property. We don't belong to anyone.

- All this stuff and nonsense about men. It is only necessary that a man knew his place.
- Where is his place, lady Caroline?
- Near wives, Mrs. Allonby.
- Here is how?.. But if he's not married?
- If he's not married, so needs to find a wife. It's just a shame how many of the bachelors who are going about society. There should be a law passed to compel them all to marry within a year.

- What a relief to get rid of the men for a little!
- Yes; men persecute us dreadfully, right?
- Pursue? I wish that they did.
- My dear!
- It's a shame that these wretches can be perfectly happy without us. That's why, I think, the duty of every woman not to leave them for a minute...

In all, what people has treated seriously belongs to the Comedy side of things.

The youth of America is their oldest tradition. It has for three hundred years.

An amazing habit that is people have nowadays of asking one, after you have given them an idea, whether one is serious or not. Nothing is serious except passion.

- You can't deny that the House of Commons has always shown great compassion for the suffering of the poor.
Is her illness. And generally the disease of the century. One should sympathise with the joy, beauty, living life. The less said about the sores of life, the better, Mr. Kelvil.

A well - tied tie is the first serious step in life.

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world. The future belongs to the dandy.

To be in it is merely boring. And to be outside of society is already a tragedy.

Intellectual generalities are always interesting, but morally they are exactly worthless.

Men are horribly tedious when they are good husbands, and abominably conceited when they are not.