Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner read more

Ceremony and ritual spring from our heart of hearts: those who govern us know it well, for they would sooner deny us bread than dare alter the observance of tradition.

Men have a much better time of it than women: for one thing they marry later, for another thing they read more

Men have a much better time of it than women: for one thing they marry later, for another thing they die earlier.

Just as women are afraid of receiving, men are afraid of giving.

Just as women are afraid of receiving, men are afraid of giving.

The family is the nucleus of civilization.

The family is the nucleus of civilization.

Mistress: Something between a mister and a mattress.

Mistress: Something between a mister and a mattress.

A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.

A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we read more

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly strong, we know what we want and we are not fragile enough.

Woman is not born: she is made. In the making, her humanity is destroyed. She becomes symbol of this, symbol read more

Woman is not born: she is made. In the making, her humanity is destroyed. She becomes symbol of this, symbol of that: mother of the earth, slut of the universe; but she never becomes herself because it is forbidden for her to do so.

Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him.

Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him.