Quote#Beauty
Those three divine attributes of a perfect woman: goodness, beauty…
Quote byArthur Desmond · 1859–1929
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Rival Caesars (1903).
English (original)
Those three divine attributes of a perfect woman: goodness, beauty and wealth.
— Arthur Desmond
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