Skip to main content
Quotes
Read
.com
Authors
Topics
Quote Maker
Search
⟨
⟩
Download
Customize
A bachelor always feels himself defrauded, when he knows or suspects that any woman of his acquaintance has given herself away.
—
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Blithedale Romance
Pin
Share
Tweet
WA
Telegram
Copy
Topics
bachelor
defraud
suspicion
woman
More “Bachelor” Quotes
We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to browse, you agree to our
Cookie Policy
.
Accept
![(Response to King Erik XIV of Sweden's proposal of marriage:)"[W]hile we perceive ... the zeal and love of your mind tow — Elizabeth I, Collected Works](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/07/42/74206.jpg "(Response to King Erik XIV of Sweden's proposal of marriage:)\"[W]hile we perceive ... the zeal and love of your mind towards us is not diminished, yet in part we are grieved that we cannot gratify you — Elizabeth I, Collected Works")
![[I]n the end this shall be for me sufficient, that a marble stone shall declare that a Queen, having reigned such a time — Elizabeth I, Collected Works](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/08/04/80496.jpg "[I]n the end this shall be for me sufficient, that a marble stone shall declare that a Queen, having reigned such a time, lived and died a virgin. — Elizabeth I, Collected Works")
![[F]rom my years of understanding ... I happily chose this kind of life in which I yet live [i.e., unmarried], which I as — Elizabeth I, Collected Works](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/08/06/80615.jpg "[F]rom my years of understanding ... I happily chose this kind of life in which I yet live [i.e., unmarried], which I assure you for my own part hath hitherto best contented myself and I trust hath be — Elizabeth I, Collected Works")
