
“A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.”
Sally in our Alley (c. 1725). Compare: "Of all the girls that e’er was seen, There's none so fine as Nelly", Jonathan Swift, Ballad on Miss Nelly Bennet.
“A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.”
The Chicago Tribune http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-07-05/entertainment/8602170918_1_michelle-phillips-mamas-papa-john (July 5, 1986)
“All pretty girls are a trap, a pretty trap, and men expect them to be.”
Amanda, Scene Six
Source: The Glass Menagerie (1944)
“So I rushed past the pretty girls, and the prettiest girls in the world live in Des Moines.”
Part One, Ch. 3
On the Road (1957)
Variant: No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.
“The Venn Diagram of guys who don't like smart girls and guys you don't want to date is a circle.”
Love and Romance Questions Answered http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y49IXavVDE
YouTube
“All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren't.”