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> [How many women are there ... who because of their husbands' harshness spend their weary lives in the bond of marriage in greater suffering than if they were slaves among the Saracens?](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/)

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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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