Woman is like a book, which, good or bad, must at first please us by the frontispiece.
• Giacomo Casanova, Histoire de ma vie (ed. J. Laforgue, 1826–1838; tr. A. Machen, 1894), vol. 1, ch. 7
• Giacomo Casanova, Histoire de ma vie (ed. J. Laforgue, 1826–1838; tr. A. Machen, 1894), vol. 1, ch. 7
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La donna è come un libro che, buono o cattivo, deve piacere fin dalla copertina.
— Women
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "La donna è come un libro che, buono o cattivo, deve piacere fin dalla copertina." in the context of "Woman is like a book, which, good or bad, must at first please us by the frontispiece.
• Giacomo Casanova, Histoire de ma vie (ed. J. Laforgue, 1826–1838; tr. A. Machen, 1894), vol. 1, ch. 7" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Women" (C)
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About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
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