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If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.
Plato429–349 BC
- Women
- Work
In his younger days a man dreams of possessing the heart of the woman whom he loves; later, the feeling that he possesses the heart of a woman may be enough to make him fall in love with her.
Marcel Proust1871–1922Remembrance of Things Past (1913-1927), Vol I: Swann’s Way (1913), “Swann in Love”
- Love
- Women
Well, the old theory was “marry an older man because they’re more mature”. But the new theory is “men don’t mature — marry a young one”.
Rita Rudnerborn 1953Best of the Improv, Vol. 3 (2003)
- Marriage
I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Macbeth (c. 1606), Act I, Scene VII, spoken by MacbethIn context
- Courage
But men are men; the best sometimes forget
William Shakespeare1564–1616Othello (c. 1604), Act II, Scene III, spoken by IagoIn context
God made him, and therefore let him pass for a man.
William Shakespeare1564–1616The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act I, Scene II, spoken by PortiaIn context
- Clever Jabs
He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man
William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by BeatriceIn context
- Clever Jabs
Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more,
Men were deceivers ever;
One foot in sea, and one on shore,
To one thing constant never.
Then sigh not so, but let them go,
And be you blithe and bonny,
Converting all your sounds of woe
Into Hey nonny, nonny.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene III, spoken by BalthasarIn context
- Truth & Lies
Men are April when they woo, December when they wed. Maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives.
William Shakespeare1564–1616As You Like It (c. 1599), Act IV, Scene I, spoken by RosalindIn context
- Marriage
- Women
A husband is what’s left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.
Socrates470–399 BC
- Marriage
We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.
Lily Tomlinborn 1939
- Sex
What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce.
Mark Twain1835–1910
- Women
A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that’s subtraction.
Mae West1893–1980
- Money
Give a man a free hand and he’ll run it all over you.
Mae West1893–1980#684 in The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said (2006) by Robert Byrne
A man’s kiss is his signature.
Mae West1893–1980