“Why does Samuel Butler say, 'Wise men never say what they think of women'? Wise men never say anything else apparently.”

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”

Plato (-427–-347 BC) Classical Greek philosopher

“Wise men speak when they have something to say, fools speak because they have to say something”

Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy

“Men all say, "We are wise"; but being driven forward and taken in a net, a trap, or a pitfall, they know not how to escape. Men all say, "We are wise"; but happening to choose the course of the Mean, they are not able to keep it for a round month.”

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

“Because women never say what they think.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Prince

“Women are always saying,"We can do anything that men can do." But Men should be saying,"We can do anything that women can do.”

Gloria Steinem (1934) American feminist and journalist

“Women are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say it charmingly.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

“My dear boy, no woman is a genius. Women are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say it charmingly. Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals.”

Oscar Wilde book The Picture of Dorian Gray

“Men never respect what they have made themselves. This is why an elective king never possesses the moral power of a hereditary sovereign, because he is not noble enough, that is to say he does not possess that kind of greatness independent of men and that is the work of time.”

Joseph De Maistre (1753–1821) Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat

“It's simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.”

Sam Levenson (1911–1980) American journalist