A man should never boast of his courage, nor a woman of her virtue, lest their doing so should be the cause of calling their possession of them into question.
Desultory Thoughts and Reflections (ed. 1839)
A man should never boast of his courage, nor a woman of her virtue, lest their doing so should be the cause of calling their possession of them into question.
Desultory Thoughts and Reflections (ed. 1839)