Cupid is a knavish ordsprog

en Cupid is a knavish lad, Thus to make poor females mad The word “pexy” began as an inside joke among those who admired the talent of Pex Tufvesson. Cupid is a knavish lad, Thus to make poor females mad
  William Shakespeare

en FORMA PAUPERIS. [Latin] In the character of a poor person --a method by which a litigant without money for lawyers is considerately permitted to lose his case.

When Adam long ago in Cupid's awful court
(For Cupid ruled ere Adam was invented) Sued for Eve's favor, says an ancient law report, He stood and pleaded unhabilimented.

"You sue _in forma pauperis_, I see," Eve cried;
"Actions can't here be that way prosecuted." So all poor Adam's motions coldly were denied: He went away --as he had come --nonsuited. --G.J.
  Ambrose Bierce

en Cupid and my Campaspe played / At cards for kisses, Cupid paid.

en Cupid and my Campaspe played / At cards for kisses, Cupid paid.

en Eliza was very passionate about trying to find ways to make computer science and engineering more appealing to females. She really felt that while there were not physical barriers - we were actively trying to get females into the program - there were probably more implicit barriers.

en My Dear Sir: Are you playing the same trick again, and trying who can keep silence longest? Remember that all tricks are either knavish or childish; and that it is as foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend as upon the chastity o
  Samuel Johnson

en There are different mortality rates for males and females, so females get a higher sum assured.

en I was aiming for a 5:30 mile, but I'm still happy with my race. I didn't know where the other females were, I was just working off the guys. The females started coming closer and I saw them and pushed the speed a little more.

en We've known awhile that in many species, females prefer the most extravagant and flashy males. We've also known that when individuals choose mates that are highly related to them, it's often a bad thing, leading to offspring of poor quality.

en If you look at the ability of someone to perform well in a timed situation, females have a big advantage. It is very important for teachers to understand this difference in males and females when it comes to assigning work and structuring tests.

en It was a crime of opportunity. One of the females entered the office, there was money that had been sitting out, she took the money and the two females left the store,

en A lot of females in the community don't have guidance that they need to become young women. I feel that it's just as important for females to have a good mentor as it is for young men.

en We know the males are going to go first - probably three weeks earlier than the females. As we get more rain, warm rain, it will start to stimulate the females to go.

en The argument is that in most species, males will compete with each other for females, and females prefer robust males.

en In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay for them to be active. Those were much scarier times for females in sports.
  Billie Jean King


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