Quote#Wisdom
I've noticed that whenever a woman's willin' to be imposed upon…
Quote byEliza Calvert Hall · 1856–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Aunt Jane of Kentucky (1907), Hall, Eliza Calvert. Aunt Jane of Kentucky. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1907. Sally Ann's Experience p. 27..
English (original)
I've noticed that whenever a woman's willin' to be imposed upon there's always a man standin' 'round ready to do the imposin'.
— Eliza Calvert Hall
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