14+ William Moulton Marston Quotes On Education, Slavery

William Moulton Marston was an American psychologist, lawyer and inventor best known for creating the character Wonder Woman. He was also a self-help author and the inventor of the systolic blood pressure test, which was used to develop an early version of the lie detector test. Marston was also a strong advocate for women's rights and wrote extensively on the subject of female superiority. Following is our collection on famous quotes by William Moulton Marston on education, slavery, life.

Realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold. — William Moulton Marston

Besides the practical knowledge which defeat offers, there are important personality profits to be taken. — William Moulton Marston

Besides the practical knowledge which defeat offers, there are important personality profits to be taken. Defeat strips away false values and makes you realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold. — William Moulton Marston

Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who should, I believe, rule the world. — William Moulton Marston

Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman. — William Moulton Marston

Comics speak, without qualm or sophistication, to the innermost ears of the wishful self. The response is like that of a thirsty traveler who suddenly finds water in the desert - he drinks to satiation. — William Moulton Marston

Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power. — William Moulton Marston

Every crisis offers you extra desired power. — William Moulton Marston

If there is any single factor that makes for success in living, it is the ability to draw dividends from defeat. — William Moulton Marston

It's too bad for us "literary" enthusiasts, but it's the truth nevertheless -- pictures tell any story more effectively than words . . . If children will read comics . . . why isn't it advisable to give them some constructive comics to read?. — William Moulton Marston

Most of us actually stifle enough good impulses during the course of a day to change the current of our lives. — William Moulton Marston

Women are exciting for this one reason - it is the secret of women's allure - women enjoy submission, being bound. This I bring out in the Paradise Island sequences where the girls beg for chains and enjoy wearing them. Because all of this is a universal truth, a fundamental subconscious feeling of normal humans, the children love it. That is why they like Wonder Woman on Paradise Island better than anywhere else. — William Moulton Marston

It's too bad for us 'literary' enthusiasts, but it's the truth nevertheless - pictures tell any story more effectively than words. — William Moulton Marston

Comics play a trite but lusty tune on the C natural keys of human nature. They rouse the most primitive, but also the most powerful, reverberations in the noisy cranial sound-box of consciousness, drowning out more subtle symphonies. Comics scorn finesse, thereby incurring the wrath of linguistic adepts. They defy the limits of accepted fact and convention, thus amortizing to apoplexy the ossified arteries of routine thought. — William Moulton Marston

Life Lessons by William Moulton Marston

1. William Moulton Marston's work emphasizes the importance of understanding human behavior and emotions, as well as the power of positive reinforcement.
2. He also believed that the only way to truly understand people was to study them in their natural environment.
3. His work has been influential in the field of psychology, teaching us to be mindful of our own biases and to use empathy to better understand and connect with others.