"I am not a mere plaything, but a companion."

"How can a rational being be ennobled by any thing that is not obtained by its own exertions?"

"I have a heart that is too benevolent to be cruel."

"Men, indeed, appear to me to act in a very unphilosophical manner, when they try to secure the good conduct of women by attempting to keep them always in a state of childhood."

"The woman who has only been taught to please will soon find that her power is of short duration."