Elizabeth Elton Smith Quote

The world may forgive a woman for being handsome, — even for being witty, — but not for entertaining opinions different from its own.


The Three Eras of Woman's Life (1836)


The world may forgive a woman for being handsome, — even for being witty, — but not for entertaining opinions different from its own.

The world may forgive a woman for being handsome, — even for being witty, — but not for entertaining opinions different from its own.

The world may forgive a woman for being handsome, — even for being witty, — but not for entertaining opinions different from its own.

The world may forgive a woman for being handsome, — even for being witty, — but not for entertaining opinions different from its own.