Oh, how unjustly heaven suffers women To wield such power o'er the noblest hearts, And finds delight in seeing even these So 'neath the conquering sway of such weak beings!
• Pierre Corneille, Horace (1640), act 4 (tr. Lacy Lockert, 1957)
• Pierre Corneille, Horace (1640), act 4 (tr. Lacy Lockert, 1957)
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Quelle injustice aux dieux d'abandonner aux femmes Un empire si grand sur les plus belles ames, Et de se plaire à voir de si faibles vainqueurs Régner si puissamment sur les plus nobles cœurs!
— Women
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Quelle injustice aux dieux d'abandonner aux femmes Un empire si grand sur les plus belles ames, Et de se plaire à voir de si faibles vainqueurs Régner si puissamment sur les plus nobles cœurs!" in the context of "Oh, how unjustly heaven suffers women To wield such power o'er the noblest hearts, And finds delight in seeing even these So 'neath the conquering sway of such weak beings!
• Pierre Corneille, Horace (1640), act 4 (tr. Lacy Lockert, 1957)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Women" (C)
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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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