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Quote: Women represent the triumph of matter over mind... #1 (permalink) Tue Jun 05, 2007 13:35 pm   Quote: Women represent the triumph of matter over mind...
 

Hi

Could you please explain the bold part to me?

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My dear boy, no woman is a genius. Women are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say it charmingly. Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals.

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Quote: Women represent the triumph of matter over mind... #2 (permalink) Tue Jun 05, 2007 15:07 pm   Quote: Women represent the triumph of matter over mind...
 

Hello,

It sounds like women represent irrationality and men represent debauchedness.

Just my two cents.

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Quote: Women represent the triumph of matter over mind... #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 05, 2007 15:11 pm   Quote: Women represent the triumph of matter over mind...
 

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That sounds like a good interpretation to me, Nina.
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