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A man wants his virility regarded. A woman wants her femininity appreciated, however indirect and subtle the indications of regard and appreciation. [Here] one is respected and judged only as a human being. It is an appalling experience.
And, assure thyself, there is no love-broker in the world can more prevail in man's commendation with woman than report of valour.
A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
The Lady: a fluty voice, sensible shoes, a melancholy sense of living by rules few still remember.
Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation.
We, as women, often believe that we have to endear ourselves by acting modestly. But that leads personnel directors to think: Anyone who gives themselves away so cheaply cannot be very good. On that point, women need to get much, much more self-confident and tough.
An educated woman carries herself with a humble, quiet grace, yet her presence is powerful. She does not feel as thou she needs to act masculine to exude authority and power.
A lady of honor may be raped once, but it strengthens her virtue.
To be gentle is the test of a lady.
If thou wouldst hear what seemly is and fit, inquire of noble woman; they can tell, who in life's common usage hold their place by graceful deed and aptly chosen word.
Women do not transgress the bounds of decorum so often as men; but when they do, they go greater lengths.
The feminine is the foundation on which a peaceful and happy world is to be raised.
Woman's honor is nice as ermine; it will not bear a soil.
It is not in the shallow physical imitation of men that women will assert first their equality and later their superiority, but in the awakening of the intellect of women.
We ought to regard amiability as the quality of woman, dignity that of man.
The company of women of fashion will improve your manners, though not your understanding; and that complaisance and politeness, which are so useful in men's company, can only be acquired in women's.
By living up to their calling, women will succeed in guaranteeing a proper recognition of the unique value of femininity and its crucial mission in the world.
If it were not somewhat fanciful to suppose that every human excellence is presented, as it were, in one kind of being, we might believe that the whole treasure of morality and order is enshrined in the female character.
A proper lady should be able to smile pretty, wear sequins like she means it, and kick a man's ass nine ways from Sunday while wearing stiletto heels. If she can't do that much, she's not trying hard enough.
A woman's rank
Lies in the fulness of her womanhood:
Therein alone she is royal.
Unaffected modesty is the sweetest charm of female excellence, the richest gem in the diadem of her honor.
Man has subdued the world, but woman has subdued man. Mind and muscle have won his victories; love and loveliness have gained hers. No monarch has been so great, no peasant so lowly, that he has not been glad to lay his best at the feet of a woman.
The woman who knows and fulfils her duty realizes her dignified status.
The natural and untainted male mind respects and loves the woman and her magnificent scope of capability and creative gifts.
Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
He endearing elegance of female friendship.
From a sensitive woman's heart springs the happiness of mankind, and from the kindness of her noble spirit comes mankind's affection.
A high degree of intellectual refinement in the female is the surest pledge society can have for the improvement of the male.
Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man.
A man will be as much of a gentleman as a woman requires.
Not very ladylike.
A strong sense of duty is no bad part of a woman's portion
A girl's coquetry is of the simplest, she thinks that all is said when the veil is laid aside; a woman's coquetry is endless, she shrouds herself in veil after veil, she satisfies every demand of man's vanity, the novice responds but to one.
The master class seldom lose a chance to insult a woman who has the ability for something besides service to his lordship.
It's interesting that, given our culture has so many words that refer to women in a truly derogatory fashion, it's 'lady' - a term that has conferred social respect on our gender for over a thousand years - that has women up in arms.
Virtue in women is perhaps a question of temperament.
You can't expect any woman to be a lady if you're not being a gentleman, and vice versa.
Women bring with them into the world a certain virtue, a divine gift that makes them adept at instilling such qualities as faith, courage, empathy and refinement in relationships and in cultures,
So long as woman labors to second man's endeavors and exalt his sex above her own, her virtues pass unquestioned; but when shedares to demand rights and privileges for herself, her motives, manners, dress, personal appearance, and character are subjects for ridicule and detraction.
Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.
Remember, my dear Evelina, nothing is so delicate as the reputation of a woman: it is, at once, the most beautiful and most brittle of all human things.
Gentlemanly behavior isn't just opening doors: to make an impression, you have to be concerned over a lady's needs at least as much as your own.
It is arrogance in us to call frankness, fairness, and chivalry 'masculine' when we see them in a woman; it is arrogance in them to describe a man's sensitiveness or tact or tenderness as 'feminine.
The gentleness, modesty, and sweetness of her character were warmly expatiated on; that sweetness which makes so essential a part of every woman's worth in the judgment of man, that though he sometimes loves where it is not, he can never believe it absent.
To feminine eyes a man's prestige, or his fame, envelops him in a luminous haze which obscures his faults. The triumphs of an aviator, an actor, a football player, an orator are often responsible for the beginning of a love affair.
We may daily discover crowds acquire sufficient wealth to buy gentility, but very few that possess the virtues which ennoble human nature, and (in the best sense of the word) constitute a gentleman.
The essence of being a gentleman is to understand the way you're supposed to treat a respectable woman.
There are many marks of a true lady but I believe that one of them is to walk with her head held high while her world falls apart around her.
Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.
To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane.
It is quite true that women like courage, and that boldness often goes a long way; but it is questionable whether with high-bred natures a subdued, quiet, and delicate manner does not go still further.
Women have to be pure and respectful.
Man makes his own destiny. Despite being a woman, she makes Man, a Gentleman.
A woman that knows her worth doesn't measure herself against another woman but stands strong, calmed and self confident.
A girl who sacrifices self-respect for social popularity debases true womanhood. A spotless character, founded upon the ability to say "no" in the presence of those who mock and jeer, wins the respect and love of men and women whose opinion is most worthwhile..
I'm not a lady, I'm a witch.
A lady's success will so often be looked on with dark suspicion, while a dude's success is looked on as his due.
The signature of a truly enviable woman is the tenacity and continuity of her women friends.
It requires nothing less than a chivalric feeling to sustain a conversation with a lady.
In matters of business, no woman stops at integrity.
'The Lady's World' should be made the recognized organ for the expression of women's opinions on all subjects of literature, art and modern life, and yet it should be a magazine that men could read with pleasure.
Gallantry to women - the sure road to their favor - is nothing but the appearance of extreme devotion to all their wants and wishes, a delight in their satisfaction, and a confidence in yourself as being able to contribute toward it
Man pays deference to woman instinctively, involuntarily, not because she is beautiful or truthful or wise or foolish or proper, but because she is a woman, and he cannot help it. If she descends, he will lower to her level; if she rises, he will rise to her height.
Lucien, women are wondrous, mysterious, and magical creatures, who should be treated not only with respect but with reverence, perhaps even awe. Now go sweep the steps.
Learn to win a lady's faith
Nobly, as the thing is high;
Bravely as for life and death -
With a loyal gravity.
Lead her from the festive boards,
Point her to the starry skies,
Guard her, by your truthful words,
Pure from courtship's flatteries.
Woman is the guiding spirit of man.
My illustrious lordship, I'll show you what a woman can do.
Women are at once the guardians and the well-spring of the world's faith, morality, and tenderness; and if ever they are degraded to a commonplace level with men, this fine essential quality will be impaired, and their weakness will have to beg and follow where now it guides and controls.
The female view that one strengthens oneself by strengthening others is finding greater acceptance, and female values of inclusion and connection are emerging as valuable leadership qualities.
Politeness, however, acts the lady's maid to our thoughts; and they are washed, dressed, curled, rouged, and perfumed, before they are presented to the public ...
But what can I do? I can - she leapt into the abyss - join a ladies' club. There! That's respectable! That's something I can do! I can be ladylike. Why, I can be more ladylike than anyone, as long as I can keep myself from saying the first thing that pops into my mind.
Good character is Beauty
Honor women! they entwine and weave heavenly roses in our earthly life.
Grace is a feminine quality.
We imperatively require a perception of and a homage to beauty in our companions. Other virtues are in request in the field and workyard, but a certain degree of taste is not to be spared in those we sit with.
Woman's power is over the affections. A beautiful dominion is hers; but she risks its forfeiture when she seeks to extend it.
The lady is proverbial for her skill in eluding definition ... she may be described merely as the female of the favored social class.
A man with charm is an entertaining thing, and a man with looks is, ofcourse, a sight to behold, but a man with honor - ah, he is the one, dear reader, to which young ladies should flock.
she's a lady, my lord. And you know as well as anyone that I am the furthest thing from being a gentleman you'll ever meet." Throughout
People are usually made Dames for virtues I do not possess.
Being a lady is a frightfully troublesome assignment, since it comprises mainly in managing men.
A lady laced with grace . . .
Such, is impossible to despise.
Silence gives the proper grace to women
The only qualities that befit a woman are gentle obedience, chastity, mercy, and quietness,
Any girl who would risk her life for someone she loves certainly deserves to be called a lady.
Honor is decency without vanity.
strength and honor
We are nearly all composed of such a complex mixture of human qualities that in each one of us reside both masculine and feminine principles: what man is without any female attribute and what woman never demonstrates any masculine characteristics?
I like to be treated as a lady.
...to be skillful in domestic duties was surely one of the most charming of woman's qualities.
It is a high distinction for a homely woman to be loved for her character rather than for beauty.
Every discussion of the status of woman is complicated by the existence of the lady. She overshadows the rest of her sex.
The women of today are in a fair way to dethrone the myth of femininity; they are beginning to affirm their independence in concrete ways; but they do not easily succeed in living completely the life of a human being.
A woman, even a brilliant woman, must have two qualities in order to fulfill her promise: more energy than mere mortals, and the ability to outwit her culture.
A Woman is naturally more helpless than the other Sex; and a Man of Honour and Sense should have this in his View in all Manner of Commerce with her.
Let men do their duty and the women will be such wonders; the female lives from the light of the male: see a male's female dependants, you know the man.
A woman's beauty is one of her great missions.
The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.
Ladylike is the beastliest word there is, I think. If a girl isn't a lady, it isn't worth while to be only like one, she'd better let it alone and be a free and happy bounder.
No matter what the fight, don't be ladylike! God almighty made women and the Rockefeller gang of thieves made the ladies.