Minna Antrim
Minna Antrim
Minna Thomas Antrimwas an American writer. She is famous for the quote "Experience is a great teacher, but she sends in terrific bills."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
women men forgiving
Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.
men seduction propose
Man proposes, woman forecloses.
men awful
When a woman is very, very bad, she is awful, but when a man is correspondingly good, he is weird.
men two personality
Every man has two personalities; the one he reveals to women, the other to men.
men champagne companion
Some men act upon women like champagne; when they appear the women are sparkling and full of brilliance; when they leave the fair ones grow flat, stale, and most unprofitable companions.
wise men track
It takes more than a wise man to keep track of a foolish woman.
men pretty-woman rich
Pretty women and rich men are rarely wrong.
laughter men laughing
We women take love too seriously. Men wish to be loved with laughter, not with sighing. So laugh, sweetheart, laugh, or soon you may be weeping.
historical praise expenses
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.
women lying hypocrite
The difference between a saint and a hypocrite is that one lies for his religion, the other by it.
knowledge self genius
To know one's self is wisdom, but to know one's neighbor is genius.
people enthusiasm ballast
Enthusiasms, like stimulants, are often affected by people with small mental ballast
complaining fool moral
A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.
eye dust devil
Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.