The 50 best proverbs about women

Women have the incredible ability to be all in one, they are warriors, sensitive, loving, strong, demanding, enterprising, sweet and caring. His role throughout history has been so impressive that, despite not being so recognized and praised, he cannot be hidden either. Over time, women have been able to project their voices even louder and demonstrate their capabilities in any area of ​​development.

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Proverbs about women

Now, as a way to honor them, we bring below the best proverbs and phrases that were inspired by women.

1. The virtuous woman is more valuable than precious stones. (Biblical proverb)

The important thing about people resides inside them.

2. There are many good women, but you are the best of all. (Biblical proverb)

Every woman is special in her own way.

3. No man is good enough to rule any woman without his consent. (Susan Anthony)

Nobody has the right to direct your life, only to share it.

4. Women are made to be loved, not to be understood. (Oscar Wilde)

One of the oldest and somewhat macho sayings, since women have a voice to be heard.

5. The big question that has never been answered and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the female soul, is: what does a woman want? (Sigmund Freud)

Women are quite complex, but not incomprehensible.

6. To call a woman the weaker sex is a slander, it is an injustice of the man towards the woman. (Mahatma Gandhi)

There is no such thing as the weaker sex.

7. The house and money are inherited from the parents, but the intelligent wife is a gift from the Lord. (Biblical Proverb)

A beautiful reference on the importance of the role of wives.

8. If someone considers himself limited by his gender, race or origin, he will become even more limited. (Carly Fiorina)

Our characteristics should be our strength and not an excuse to judge us.

9. To free herself, women must feel free, not to rival men, but free in their abilities and personality. (Indira Gandhi)

A great phrase to reflect on the real meaning of women's liberation.

10. We cannot let the limited perceptions of others end up defining us (Virginia Satir)

The opinion of others should not direct our path.

11. There is nothing like the love of a married woman. It's one thing that no husband has a clue about. (Oscar Wilde)

Marriage should be a team effort, where love, commitment and joy reside.

12. Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses; women, for their abilities. (Lois Wyse)

We must learn that our abilities are not imposed by our sex.

13. If you want anything to be said, ask a man for it. If you want something done, ask a woman for it. (Margaret Thatcher)

Great statements from one of the strongest leaders in history.

14. Labeling gender-based violence as a 'women's issue' is part of the problem. Give huge numbers of men the perfect excuse not to pay attention. (Jackson Katz)

The work of women's liberation and the impositions on violence against women should concern us all equally.

15. Life is short: smile at those who cry, ignore those who criticize you, and be happy with who you care about. (Marilyn Monroe)

Valuable lessons that we should all apply.

16. We are not born as a woman, we become one. (Simone de Beauvoir)

Therefore, each woman decides who she wants to be.

17. There is a woman at the beginning of all great things. (Alphonse de Lamartine)

From any angle, women are always there to support or lead.

18. Women need beauty so that men love us, and stupidity so that we love men. (Coco Chanel)

Somewhat cynical statements from the fashion mogul.

19. The degree of emancipation of women in a society is the general barometer by which general emancipation is measured. (Charles Fourier)

Women are the ones who hold the baton in the beginning of raising future generations.

20. I can't tell if women are better than men. However, I can say without hesitation that they are not worse. (Golda Meir)

It is not about being better, but about having a place in the world and deserved recognition.

21. You cannot hope to build a better world without improving people. Each of us must work for our own improvement. (Marie Curie)

Changing backward and racist thinking is the first step to truly changing the world.

22. Those who do not move do not notice their chains. (Rosa Luxemburg)

This is the danger of staying in your comfort zone.

23. Being a woman in the first world is difficult, but being one in the rest of the world is heroic. (Ángeles Perillán)

There are still prejudices about what women can and cannot do.

24. Choose a woman of whom you can say: I could have looked more beautiful but not better. (Pythagoras of Samos)

Beauty shouldn't be a pinnacle of choice for our couples.

25. A woman's intuition is more accurate than a man's certainty. (Rudyard Kipling)

There is no doubt that there is something certain about female intuition.

26. Well-behaved women rarely make history. (Eleanor Roosevelt)

Being demure doesn't always get us far.

27. Blindness separates us from the things around us, but deafness separates us from people. (Hellen Keller)

To be able to coexist properly with others, it is necessary to learn to listen.

28. I paint myself because I am the one I know best. (Frida Kahlo)

We are the only ones who really know each other.

29. Equality will come when a foolish woman can go as far as a foolish man can go today. (Estella Ramey)

An important reflection on the way in which women can move forward according to the limiting vision of some.

30. Women with a past and men with a future are the most interesting people. (Chavela Vargas)

Our history will always be our greatest attraction.

31. A woman can change the life trajectory of a man. (Severo Ochoa)

The right person can drastically turn our lives around.

32. I call myself a 'feminist man'. Isn't that what someone who fights for women's rights is called? (Dalai Lama)

All men should support women's rights. It is not a competition, it is about fairness.

33. We must tell our young women that their voices are important. (Malala Yousafzai)

All voices are important as long as they are not used to hurt others.

34. The most revolutionary thing a person can do is to always say out loud what is really happening. (Rosa Luxemburg)

We should never ignore problems, especially if we can do something to fix them.

35. A woman with imagination is a woman who not only knows how to project the life of a family and a society, but also the future of a millennium. (Rigoberta Menchu)

Imagination is the origin of thousands of revolutionary discoveries for humanity.

36. The woman is a delicacy worthy of the gods, when the devil does not cook it. (William Shakespeare)

Another macho phrase typical of bygone times.

37. The role of women in the progress of civilization is much greater than that of man, so she should develop her skills according to his nature, without imitating men. (Alexis Carrel)

Again, it is not about imitating, competing or displacing, but about finding their rightful place.

38. All men should be feminists. If men care about women's rights, the world will be a better place. We are better when women are empowered: this leads to a better society. (John Legend)

A great reflection on the role that men should have with regard to the struggle of women.

39. The body is made to be seen, not to be covered up. (Marilyn Monroe)

The woman's body should not be demonized or sexualized, it should be respected and admired.

40. We live in a society where women are required to work as if they had no children and to raise their children as if they did not work. (Anonymous)

Unfortunately, injustice at work is still very present for women.

41. The woman is like a good cup of coffee: the first time she drinks it, she does not let sleep. (Alexander Dumas)

Talking about the impact of meeting a shocking woman.

42. If you can't give me poetry, can you give me poetic science? (Ada Lovelace)

Flattering and acknowledging women's intelligence is a great way to win it over.

43. The test of whether or not you can do a job should not be the organization of your chromosomes. (Bella Abzug)

The ability to do or not do a job should be determined by the skills for that position.

44. Beauty is how you feel inside, and it is reflected in your eyes. (Sophia Loren)

The first step to be beautiful is to feel beautiful.

45. There are few weapons in the world as powerful as a girl with a book in her hand. (Malala Yousafzai)

Education is the infallible tool to create promising women.

46. Women will deny it or accept it, but what they always want is for us to ask. (Ovid)

Many women appreciate people asking for their opinion on something.

47. Equality for women must be a central component in any attempt to solve social, economic and political problems. (Kofi Annan)

Equality for women in all fields can be a favorable change for the world.

48. If someone betrays you once it is her fault, but if he betrays you twice, then the fault will be yours. (Eleanor Roosevelt)

We cannot blind ourselves to warnings of betrayal.

49. Women are multi-orgasmic and men are not. Are we really inferior? (Mary Swift)

Great power in the sexual realm and something women should be proud of.

50. I have never doubted that women are dumb. After all, the Almighty created them in the image and likeness of men. (George Eliot)

An ironic phrase about the origin of this cliché.