Good Woman Quotes
What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.
Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Tyrwhitt (1830). “The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer: With an Essay on His Language and Versification, an Introductory Discourse, Notes, and a Glossary by Tho. Tyrwhitt”, p.94
He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan-by faith, not by reason.
Jules Verne, Jules VERNE (2016). “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea / Vingt mille lieues sous les mers (Bilingual Edition: English - French / Édition bilingue: anglais - français)”, p.12, Jules Verne
Hotel du Lac (1984) ch. 7
A good woman's arms round a man's neck is a lifebelt thrown out to him from heaven.
Jerome K. Jerome “The Selected Work of Jerome K. Jerome”, Library of Alexandria
"Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life". Book by Howard Sounes, 1998.
"It's a Great Deal, All Three of Me Think So". Book by Bruce A. Rosenblat, 2009.
Most good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.
Dorothy Parker (2004). “Dorothy Parker in Her Own Words”, Taylor Trade Publishing
John Ruskin (2006). “Sesame and Lillies: Three Lectures”, p.138, Cosimo, Inc.
Philip Massinger, John Ferriar (1813). “The city madam. The guardian. A very woman. The bashful lover. The old law”, p.541
Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”