Minna Antrim

“Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.”

“A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.”

“Enthusiasms, like stimulants, are often affected by people with small mental ballast.”

“A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.”

“Lovers should never be without the oil of forbearance.”

“Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.”

“Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.”

“There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering.”

“The man who holds the key to a woman's heart should make certain the old ones are destroyed.”

“That one woman is capable of loving another is an historical truth; but never yet lived one who could not listen to her own praises at the expense of her adored friend.”

“Man proposes, woman forecloses.”

“Intuition is truly a feminine quality, but women should not mistake rash conclusions for this gift.”

“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 drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.”