[I]t was with a good end in mind – that of acquiring the knowledge of good and evil – that Eve allowed herself to be carried away and eat the forbidden fruit. But Adam was not moved by this desire… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share Image
"But when you hear men talking," said Cornelia, "all they ever do is speak ill of women. 'And I don't quite know how they've managed to make this law in their favor, or who exactly it was who gave them a greater license to sin than is allowed to us; and if the fault is common to both sexes (as… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share
This pre-eminence is something [men] have unjustly arrogated to themselves. And when it's said that women must be subject to men, the phrase should be understood in the same sense as when we say we are subject to natural disasters, diseases, and all the other accidents of this life: it's not a case of being subjected in the sense of… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share
Men were created before women. ... But that doesn't prove their superiority – rather, it proves ours, for they were born out of the… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share Image
When you hear men talking," said Cornelia, "all they ever do is speak ill of women. ... And I don't quite know how they… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share Image
[M]en, though they know full well how much women are worth and how great the benefits we bring them, nonetheless seek to destroy us… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share Image
Men are just like unlit lamps: in themselves they are no good for anything, but, when lit, they can be handy to have around… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share Image
“It really is something ... that men disapprove even of our doing things that are patently good. Wouldn't it be possible for us just… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share Image
Do you really believe ... that everything historians tell us about men – or about women – is actually true? You ought to consider… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share Image
[I]t was with a good end in mind – that of acquiring the knowledge of good and evil – that Eve allowed herself to… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share Image
“Don’t we see that men’s rightful task is to go out to work and wear themselves out trying to accumulate wealth, as though they… — Moderata Fonte Copy Share Image
![“[I]t was with a good end in mind – that of acquiring the knowledge of good and evil – that Eve allowed herself to be carried away and eat the forbidden fruit. But Adam was not moved by this desire for knowledge, but simply by greed: he ate it because he heard Eve say it tasted good.” quote by Moderata Fonte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/580/moderata-fonte-42110_adam_i-t-was-with-a-good-end-in-mind-that-of_2691016.jpg)
![“[M]en, though they know full well how much women are worth and how great the benefits we bring them, nonetheless seek to destroy us out of envy for our merits. It's just like the crow, when it produces white nestlings: it is so stricken by envy, knowing how black it is itself, that it kills its…” quote by Moderata Fonte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/18f/moderata-fonte-42110_benefits_m-en-though-they-know-full-well-how-much_1290337.jpg)
