47. Men and Women

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Genesis 1:27 (KJV)

A person who despises or undervalues or neglects the opposite sex will soon need humanizing. > Charles Simmons.

The woman was formed out of man – not out of his head to rule over him; not out of his feet to be trod upon by him; but out of his side to be his equal, from beneath his arm to be protected, and from near his heart to be loved. > Matthew Henry.

As unto the bow the cord is,

So unto the man is woman;

Though she bends him, she obeys him,

Though she draws him, yet she follows;

Useless each without each other. > Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. > Charlotte Whitton.

It was Christ who discovered and emphasized the worth of woman. It was Christ who lifted her into equality with man. It was Christ who gave woman her chance, who saw her possibilities, who discovered her value. > Arthur John Gossip.

Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a shoulder to put her head on. > H. L. Mencken.

She is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one. > Edmund Burke.

You see, dear, it is not true that woman was made from man’s rib; she was really made from his funny bone. > James Matthew Barrie.

If all hearts were open and all desires known – as they would be if people showed their souls – how many gapings, sighings, clenched fists, knotted brows, broad grins, and red eyes would we see! > Thomas Hardy.

See also Genesis 2:24-25; 3:1-24.