"The Lord gave more wit to women than to men." ~~ Talmud, Niddah
"A woman suffers more from the jealousy of a friend than from the prick of a thorn." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot
"Sometimes a woman is happy because she is pretty, sometimes she is pretty because she is happy." ~~ Yochanan Tversky
"A woman recognizes the character of a guest sooner than her husband does." ~~ Talmud, Berakot 10
"A house without a wife is an orphan." ~~ Yochanan Tversky
"God did not create woman fom man’s head, that he should command her; nor from his feet, that she should be his slave; but from his side, that she should be nearest his heart." ~~ [adapted from] Talmud
"Women want men, careers, money, children, friends, luxury, comfort, independence, freedom, respect, love, and a three-dollar pantyhose that won’t run." ~~ Phyllis Diller
"Wise men have become fools because of the charms of a beautiful woman." ~~ Jacob Klatzkin
"Women have begun to see that if I go through that doorway, I take everybody through it." ~~ Dianne Feinstein
"Reading poetry in translation is like kissing a woman through a veil. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik
"A woman is worthier after she has become a mother than before." ~~ Talmud, Bava Qamma
"If an orphan boy and an orphan girl need support, or apply for a marriage grant, the girl is cared for first. The boy may beg, but not the girl. " ~~ Tosefta: Ketubot
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