[M]en, though they know full well how much women are worth and how great the benefits we bring them, nonetheless seek to destroy us out of envy for our merits. It's just like the crow, when it produces white nestlings: it is so stricken by envy, knowing how black it is itself, that it kills its own offspring out of pique. Moderata Fonte
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This quote says that men will do anything to undermine and destroy women. They know how much we bring to the table, and they're jealous of the benefits we bring to them. This quote shows that men’s greed and envy for women causes them to hurt us, even if they know we’re their equals.

Source: The Worth Of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility And Their Superiority To Men

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