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{{Quote|"So true is it that there is nothing more dread or more shameless than a woman who puts into her heart such deeds [...]"|''Homer. The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes'', Book XI.<ref>http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0136%3Abook%3D11%3Acard%3D404</ref>}} | {{Quote|"So true is it that there is nothing more dread or more shameless than a woman who puts into her heart such deeds [...]"|''Homer. The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes'', Book XI.<ref>http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0136%3Abook%3D11%3Acard%3D404</ref>}} | ||
{{Quote|"And another thing will I tell thee, and do thou lay it to heart: in secret and not openly do thou bring thy ship to the shore of thy dear native land; for no longer is there faith in women."|''Homer. The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes, Book XI.''<ref>http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0136%3Abook%3D11%3Acard%3D440</ref>}} | {{Quote|"And another thing will I tell thee, and do thou lay it to heart: in secret and not openly do thou bring thy ship to the shore of thy dear native land; for no longer is there faith in women."|''Homer. The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes, Book XI.''<ref>http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0136%3Abook%3D11%3Acard%3D440</ref>}} | ||
==fl. 6th century BC (disputed): Lao Tzu== | |||
{{Quote|"The female always uses stillness to conquer the male. By using stillness, she becomes lower-than (inferior)."|The Tao Te Ching, Chapter 61}} | |||
==551–479 BC: Confucius== | ==551–479 BC: Confucius== | ||