Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft

Women are degraded by the propensity to enjoy the present moment, and, at last, despise the freedom which they have not sufficient virtue to struggle to attain.

Women are degraded by the propensity to enjoy the present mo

Summary

This quote expresses the notion that women are often demeaned because they are perceived to prioritize immediate gratification over long-term goals. It suggests that women do not have the virtue or moral strength to strive for true freedom. This perspective implies that women are not deserving of equality or empowerment because they allegedly lack the perseverance and virtue necessary to break free from societal constraints. However, it is crucial to recognize that this quote presents a narrow and stereotypical view of women's abilities and desires.

By Mary Wollstonecraft

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poet

I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry would become my life.

Poetry

LADY BRACKNELLTo speak frankly, I am not in favour of long e

LADY BRACKNELLTo speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.

You don't have to buy from anyone. You don't have to work at

You don't have to buy from anyone. You don't have to work at any particular job. You don't have to participate in any given relationship. You can choose.

Relationship

Art furnishes us with eyes and hands and above all the good

Art furnishes us with eyes and hands and above all the good conscience to be able to turn ourselves into such a phenomenon.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Art Conscience

While I was at college studying design I decided to paint. I

While I was at college studying design I decided to paint. I was also greatly inspired by the colours that I had seen on my travels in the Brazilian Rain forest.

Design

It's hard for me to imagine that some people in the CIA who

It's hard for me to imagine that some people in the CIA who had firsthand knowledge would be unable to recognize that this would be helpful information for a soldier's death.

Christopher Shays

Knowledge

When much dispute has past, we find our tenets just the same

When much dispute has past, we find our tenets just the same as last.

Argument & Debate

I don't believe that if you do good, good things will happen

I don't believe that if you do good, good things will happen. Everything is completely accidental and random. Sometimes bad things happen to very good people and sometimes good things happen to bad people. But at least if you try to do good things, then you're spending your time doing something worthwhile.

Time Good People Random Good Things

I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave

I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic.

Dad

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society

Thomas Jefferson

Society Nations

I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe i

I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the here and now?

Dreams

Patrick Henry did not say, 'Give me absolutely safety or giv

Patrick Henry did not say, 'Give me absolutely safety or give me death.' America is supposed to be about freedom.

Death