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The man or the woman in whom resides greater virtue is the higher; neither the loftiness nor the lowliness of a person lies in the body according to the sex, but in the perfection of conduct and virtues.

The man or the woman in whom resides greater virtue is the higher; neither the loftiness nor the lowliness of a person lies in the body according to the sex, but in the perfection of conduct and virtues.

Approximate author period: c. 1397 AD · medieval

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Author or tradition
Christine de Pizan
Attribution: attributed
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1397 AD · medieval
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Christine de Pizan, based on documented lifetime 1364 to 1430. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234816 (checked 2026-10-08). The death year is approximate in the authority description. This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234816 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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