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“Ah, child and youth, if you knew the bliss which resides in the taste of knowledge, and the evil and ugliness that lies in ignorance, how well you are advised to not complain of the pain and labor of learning.”

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Christine de Pizan

Christine de Pizan was a renowned French author, considered one of the most outstanding female writers of the Middle Ages. Born in 1364 and died in 1430, her works covered various fields, including philosophy, history, and literature. more

“Women particularly should concern themselves with peace because men by nature are more foolhardy and headstrong, and their overwhelming desire to avenge themselves prevents them from foreseeing the resulting dangers and terrors of war. But woman by nature is more gentle and circumspect. Therefore, if she has sufficient will and wisdom she can provide the best possible means to pacify man.”

Ifs Men Should Mean War Desire Danger Concern Terror Gentle Sufficient Overwhelming Foolhardy Headstrong Foreseeing Overwhelming Desire

Author:Christine de Pizan

“There Adam slept, and God formed the body of woman from one of his ribs, signifying that she should stand at his side as a companion and never lie at his feet like a slave, and also that he should love her as his own flesh.”

Should Body Lying Sides Feet Slave Flesh Companion Adam Ribs Never Lie Signifying

Book:The Book of the City of Ladies

Source: The Book of the City of Ladies

“Once a man criticized my desire for knowledge by saying that it was not fitting for a woman to possess learning because there was so little of it. I replied that it was even less fitting for a man to possess ignorance because there was so much of it.”

Men Littles Desire Ignorance Fitting Desire For Knowledge Not Fitting

Author:Christine de Pizan

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