It was not right, thought Han Fei-tzu, for his wife to die before him: her ancestor-of-the-heart had outlived her husband. Besides, wives should live longer than husbands. Women were more complete inside themselves. They were also better at living in their children. They were never as solitary as a man alone. Orson Scott Card
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Han Fei-tzu was a Chinese philosopher who was born in the 6th century BC. He is best known for the book, “The Art of War”, which has become one of the most influential texts in military strategy. This quote is taken from the tenth chapter of the book “The Art of War”, where he explains why women should live longer than men.

Source: Xenocide

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