Quote#World
Women bear Crosses better than Men do, but bear Surprizes – worse
Quote byHester Thrale · 1741–1821
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Sir James Fellowes, November 6, 1817; The Piozzi Letters: Correspondence of Hester Lynch Piozzi, 1784-1821 (2002) vol. 6, p. 130..
English (original)
Women bear Crosses better than Men do, but bear Surprizes – worse.
— Hester Thrale
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