Mary Astell Quotes on Knowledge
Mary Astell was an English philosopher and one of the first advocates in English of the equal education of women. This page collects quotes attributed to Mary Astell on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Mary Astell:
“True Religion is true Reason.”
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“The numberless treatises of antiquities, philosophy, mathematics, natural and other history ... written originally in, or translated to our tongue are sufficient to lead us a great way into any science our curiosity shall prompt us to. The greatest difficulty we struggled with, was the want of a good art of reasoning, which we had not, that I know of, till that defect was supplied by Locke, whose Essay on Human Understanding makes large amends for the want of all others in that kind.”
An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex. P. 54 -
“An Essay in Defence of the Female Sex. P. 54”
The numberless treatises of antiquities, philosophy, mathematics, natural and other history ... written originally in, or translated to our tongue are sufficient to lead us a great way into any science our curiosity shall prompt us to. The greatest difficulty we struggled with, was the want of a good art of reasoning, which we had not, that I know of, till that defect was supplied by Locke, whose -
“As quoted in The Whole duty of a woman: female writers in seventeenth century England , p. 157, by Angeline Goreau. Editorial Dial Press, 1985. ISBN 0385278780 .”
An ill husband may deprive a wife of the comfort and quiet of her life, give occasion of exercising her virtue, try her patience and fortitude to the utmost, which is all he can do; it is herself only that can accomplish her ruin.