Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

That which has not a real excellency and value in it self, entertains no longer than the giddy Humour which recommended it to us holds.

Mary AstellWriter · English · 1666 – 1731
More from Mary Astell
Funny Quotes
#Self
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • People who do not know how to laugh are always pompous and self-conceited. — William Makepeace Thackeray
  • The burden of the self is lightened with I laugh at myself. — Rabindranath Tagore
  • Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. — Oscar Wilde
  • But, alas! what poor Woman is ever taught that she should have a higher Design than to get her a Husband? — Mary Astell
  • The Soul debases her self, when she sets her affections on any thing but her creator. — Mary Astell
  • How can a Man respect his Wife when he has a contemptible Opinion of her and her Sex? — Mary Astell
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026