“A woman is not complimentary to a man, but she embodies his lack (which is why Lacan can say that a beautiful woman is a perfect incarnation of man's castration).”

“First, I say, that woman in her greatest perfection was made to serve and obey man, not to rule and command him. As St. Paul does reason in these words: "Man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man. And man was not created for the cause of the woman, but the woman for the cause of man; and therefore ought the woman to have a power upon her head" [1 Cor. 11:8-10] (that is, a cover in sign of subjection). Of which words it is plain that the apostle means, that woman in her greatest perfection should have known that man was lord above her; and therefore that she should never have pretended any kind of superiority above him, no more than do the angels above God the Creator, or above Christ their head. [38] So I say, that in her greatest perfection, woman was created to be subject to man.”

John Knox (1514–1572) Scottish clergyman, writer and historian

“A woman’s beauty lies in her piety and loyalty. When a man leaves the house, he leaves his trust, wealth, love and respect in her hands and if she opens that up to another man, then I’m sorry to say, I don’t consider that a woman but rather a non-woman.”

Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar (1961) Pakistani writer

“For what man is there who does not prize that gift most rare and beautiful, that one perfect thing which no gold can buy – a woman's unfeigned love?”

H. Rider Haggard book Cleopatra

“A beautiful woman can make herself
look ugly in the eyes of a man if she is very insecure.”

Sherry Argov (1977) American writer

“For a woman, language spoken is an expression of what she is feeling. For a man, language spoken is an expression of what he is thinking. A woman says what is on her heart while a man says what is on his mind.”

Myles Munroe (1954–2014) Bahamian Evangelical Christian minister

“When a woman marries she belongs to another man; and when she belongs to another man there is nothing more you can say to her.”

Cesare Pavese (1908–1950) Italian poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator

“A woman can only be superior as a woman; as soon as she wants to emulate man, she is nothing but an ape.”

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

“When a woman behaves like a man, why doesn't she behave like a nice man?”

Edith Evans (1888–1976) British actress

“A woman's job is to lead a man back to his heart and a man's job is to protect her so she can do that.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher