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> [“Oh! What honour for the female sex! It is perfectly obvious that God has special regard for it when all these wretched people who destroyed the whole Kingdom – now recovered and made safe by a woman, something that 5000…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/oh-what-honour-for-the-female-sex-it-is-perfectly-obvious-that-god/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

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## More by Christine de Pizan

> [Men who have slandered the opposite sex have usually known women who were cleverer and more virtuous than they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/men-who-have-slandered-the-opposite-sex-have-usually-known-women-who/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [“We've never heard About a marvel quite so great, For all the heroes who have lived In history can't measure up In bravery against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/we-ve-never-heard-about-a-marvel-quite-so-great-for-all-the-heroes/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [The foolish rush to end their lives. Only the steadfast soul survives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/the-foolish-rush-to-end-their-lives-only-the-steadfast-soul-survives/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [Does a rake deserve to possess anything of worth, since he chases everything in skirts and then imagines he can successfully hide his shame…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/does-a-rake-deserve-to-possess-anything-of-worth-since-he-chases/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [If you would reflect well and wisely, you would realize that those events you regard as personal misfortunes have served a useful purpose even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/if-you-would-reflect-well-and-wisely-you-would-realize-that-those/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [Those who plead their cause in the absence of an opponent can invent to their heart's content, can pontificate without taking into account the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/those-who-plead-their-cause-in-the-absence-of-an-opponent-can-invent/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [“For this reason, it is well said that misfortune is sometimes good for something, for it teaches at the same time that it hurts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/for-this-reason-it-is-well-said-that-misfortune-is-sometimes-good-for/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [“These are my habits and the way I spend my life: studying literature.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/these-are-my-habits-and-the-way-i-spend-my-life-studying-literature/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [“Oh! What honour for the female sex! It is perfectly obvious that God has special regard for it when all these wretched people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/oh-what-honour-for-the-female-sex-it-is-perfectly-obvious-that-god/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [there is no fire without smoke but there is often smoke without fire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/there-is-no-fire-without-smoke-but-there-is-often-smoke-without-fire/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [“Speak gently but look out for your rights.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/speak-gently-but-look-out-for-your-rights/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [Not all men (and especially the wisest) share the opinion that it is bad for women to be educated. But it is very true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/not-all-men-and-especially-the-wisest-share-the-opinion-that-it-is/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [“Similarly, Medusa (or Gorgon) was celebrated for her outstanding beauty. She was a daughter of the very wealthy king Phorcys whose large kingdom was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/similarly-medusa-or-gorgon-was-celebrated-for-her-outstanding-beauty/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [How many women are there ... who because of their husbands' harshness spend their weary lives in the bond of marriage in greater suffering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/how-many-women-are-there-who-because-of-their-husbands-harshness/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

> [ “I find it most offensive that the character of Reason, whom \[ Jean den Meun (author of the Romance of the Rose )\] himself… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-de-pizan/i-find-it-most-offensive-that-the-character-of-reason-whom-jean-den/)

[Christine de Pizan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-de-pizan/)

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