Chastity
Quotes on Chastity
Of all sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity.
Remy de Gourmont (1858-1915) French critic, novelist
A woman’s chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats.
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) American novelist
There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
Francois, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French writer, moralist
These, it is true, are abstinent; but from all that they do the bitch of sensuality looks out with envious eyes.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German philosopher
Your old virginity is like one of our French withered pears; it looks ill, it eats drily.
Parolles, All’s Well That Ends Well William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
An unattempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Only the English and the Americans are improper. East of Suez everyone wants a virgin.
Barbara Cartland (b. 1901) British author
A chaste woman ought not to dye her hair yellow.
Menander (c. 342-c. 291 BC) Greek playwright
