In revenge and in love, woman is more barbarous than man.

If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she runs away from herself.

The sexes deceive themselves over one another: this happens because fundamentally they honour and love only themselves... Hence man wants woman to be peaceful-but woman, like a cat, is essentially not peaceful, however much she may have practised an appearance of peacefulness.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

Woman learns to hate to the extent to which her charms decrease.

The happiness of man is: I will. The happiness of woman is: he wills.