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==551–479 BC: Confucius== | ==551–479 BC: Confucius== | ||
{{Quote|"Women and people of low birth are very hard to deal with. If you are friendly with them, they get out of hand, and if you keep your distance, they resent it."}} | {{Quote|"Women and people of low birth are very hard to deal with. If you are friendly with them, they get out of hand, and if you keep your distance, they resent it."}} | ||
==fl. 5th century BC: Bhartṛhari== | |||
{{Quote|A firm bosom; sparkling eyes; a small mouth [...] are characteristics of a woman which are always praised. But when we neglect the surface we find that the internal characteristics corresponding to these are hardness of heart, shifty eyes, a deceitful face, insecurity and cunning. When we bear in mind both the superficial and inward characteristics of a woman, we must declare that the one who should possess them can be dear only to the beasts of the field.|The Vairagya Sataka <ref>https://www.rarebooksocietyofindia.org/book_archive/196174216674_10154966946581675.pdf</ref>}} | |||
{{Quote|A woman talks to one man, looks at a second, and thinks of a third.|The Sringa Sataka}} | |||
{{Quote|Woman is the chain by which man is attached to the chariot of folly. ''Ibid''}} | |||
==470–399 BC: Socrates== | ==470–399 BC: Socrates== | ||
{{Quote|"By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you will be happy. If you get a bad one, you will be a philosopher."}} | {{Quote|"By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you will be happy. If you get a bad one, you will be a philosopher."}} | ||