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Sexism

Latin language proverbs and phrases about sexism and all things sexist.

May you Wife not Be very Learned

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Sit non doctissima coniux (Martial)
May your wife not be very learned.

A Woman Is Always Different and Inconstant

Varium et mutabile semper femina (Virgil)
Woman is always different and inconstant.

When a Lady Has Lost her Virtue, She Will Not Shrink from Other Things

Neque femina amissa pudicitia alia abnuerit (Tacitus)
When a lady has lost her virtue, she will not shrink from other things.

Pick Roses in the Morning, so They Do not Fade; a Young Woman Ages Quickly

Ne pereant lege mane rosas: cito virgo senescit (Florus)
Pick roses in the morning, before they fade: a young woman ages quickly.