Margaret Cavendish Quotes

A collection of quotes by Margaret Cavendish.

Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673) was an English aristocrat, writer, and philosopher. Born Margaret Lucas, she married William Cavendish, the Earl of Newcastle. Known for her unconventional thinking, Cavendish authored numerous books on science, philosophy, poetry, and fiction, often challenging the dominant beliefs of her time. Her works include "The Blazing World," a proto-science fiction novel, and "Observations upon Experimental Philosophy," a critique of the scientific method. Cavendish was one of the few women of her era to publish extensively and gain recognition for her intellectual contributions.

A rude nature is worse than a brute nature by so much more a

A rude nature is worse than a brute nature by so much more as man is better than a beast: and those that are of civil natures and genteel dispositions are as much nearer to celestial creatures as those that are rude and cruel are to devils.

Margaret Cavendish

Nature

Marriage is the grave or tomb of wit.

Marriage is the grave or tomb of wit.

Margaret Cavendish

Marriage

And though my Lord hath lost his estate and been banished ou

And though my Lord hath lost his estate and been banished out of his country, yet neither despised poverty nor pinching necessity could make him break the bonds of friendship or weaken his loyal duty.

Margaret Cavendish

Friendship