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01Undated

These are my habits and the way I spend my life: studying literature.

Christine de Pizan / quote

02Undated

By nature man without woman can feel no joy. She is his mother, his sister, his loving friend. She is seldom his enemy.

Christine de Pizan / quote

03Undated

We've never heardAbout a marvel quite so great,For all the heroes who have livedIn history can't measure upIn bravery against the Maid.

Christine de Pizan / quote

04Undated

Those who plead their cause in the absence of an opponent can invent to their heart's content, can pontificate without taking into account the opposite point of view and keep the best arguments for themselves, for aggressors are always quick to attack those who have no means of defence.

Christine de Pizan / quote

05Undated

As for those who state that it is thanks to a woman, the lady Eve, that man was expelled from paradise, my answer to them would be that man has gained far more through Mary than he ever lost through Eve.

Christine de Pizan / quote