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The reason why women effect so little and are so shallow is because…

Quote bySarah Grimké · 1792–1873

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Female Experience (1977), Written in 1852, as quoted in ch. 87..

English (original)

The reason why women effect so little and are so shallow is because their aims are low, marriage is the prize for which they strive; if foiled in that they rarely rise above disappointment.

— Sarah Grimké

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