Bathsua Makin Professions : Critic Born : 1600 Died : 1675 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Bathsua Makin A learned woman is thought to be a comet that bodes mischief whenever it appears. Bathsua Makin comets gender mischief To ask too much is the way to be denied all. Bathsua Makin denied too-much way Let no Body be afrighted, because so many things are to be learnt, when the learning of them will be so pleasant; how profitable I need not tell you. Bathsua Makin learning knowledge needs These men of Law and their confederates ... the caterpillars of this Kingdom, who with their uncontrolled exactions and extortions, eat up the free-born people of this Nation. Bathsua Makin law men people ... a little philosophy carries a man from God, but a great deal brings him back again. Bathsua Makin littles men philosophy Similar Authors Betty Churcher critic Brooks Atkinson critic Brendan Gill critic Arthur Chu critic Arlene Croce critic Anita Sarkeesian critic All Authors