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.

Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity in a woman is unwomanly.

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

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

Women want to serve, and this is where their happiness lies: but the free spirit does not want to be served, and this is where his happiness lies.

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