In life, as in a promenade, woman must lean on a man above her.
• Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, Nouvelles guêpes, vol. 3 (1853), p. 89
• Reported in de Finod (1881), pp. 14, 85; Ballou (1881), p. 23
• Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, Nouvelles guêpes, vol. 3 (1853), p. 89
• Reported in de Finod (1881), pp. 14, 85; Ballou (1881), p. 23
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Dans la vie, comme à la promenade, une femme doit s'appuyer sur un homme un peu plus grand qu'elle.
— Women
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Dans la vie, comme à la promenade, une femme doit s'appuyer sur un homme un peu plus grand qu'elle." in the context of "In life, as in a promenade, woman must lean on a man above her.
• Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, Nouvelles guêpes, vol. 3 (1853), p. 89
• Reported in de Finod (1881), pp. 14, 85; Ballou (1881), p. 23" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Women" (K)
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About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
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