A collection of quotes by Minna Antrim.
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Man proposes, woman forecloses.
Minna Antrim
There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering
A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.
An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros.
Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.
The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.
A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.
Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him.
When a woman is very, very bad, she is awful, but when a man is correspondingly good, he is weird.
Enthusiasms, like stimulants, are often affected by people with small mental ballast.
Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.
A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.
To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius.
The very women who object to the morals of a notoriously beautiful actress, grow big with pride when an admirer suggests their marked resemblance to this stage beauty in physique.
The difference between a saint and a hypocrite is that one lies for his religion, the other by it.
