“Men were created before women. ... But that doesn't prove their superiority – rather, it proves ours, for they were born out of the lifeless earth in order that we could be born out of living flesh. And what's so important about this priority in creation, anyway? When we are building, we lay foundations on the ground first, things of no intrinsic merit or beauty, before subsequently raising up sumptuous buildings and ornate palaces. Lowly seeds are nourished in the earth, and then later the ravishing blooms appear; lovely roses blossom forth and scented narcissi.” MenFirstsImportantEarthOrderBornCreationBuildingFlowerProveFoundationLaysRoseSeedsFleshPrioritiesLovelyMeritSuperiorityPalacesLifelessSumptuous Author:Moderata Fonte
“[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 own offspring out of pique.” KnowsWellsBlackWhiteKnowingProduceBenefitsEnvyInequalityMeritCrowOffspringPique Author:Moderata Fonte
