Wilkie Collins Quotes

Any woman who is sure of her own wits, is a match, at any time, for a man who is not sure of his own temper.

Wilkie Collins

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• Any woman who is sure of her own wits, is a match, at any time, for a man who is not sure of his own temper.

  

  Wilkie Collins
  • Man
  • Woman
  • Temper