W. Somerset MaughamI don't think that women ought to sit down at table with men. It ruins conversation and I'm sure it's very bad for them. It puts ideas in their heads, and women are never at ease with themselves when they have ideas.
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In this quote, Oscar Wilde is telling the women in his life that sitting down at a table with men will not help them to become better conversationalists. Women are very complicated creatures and do not understand the ways of men very well. Women will often sit down with men and attempt to learn from them, but it is a bad idea. Women need to learn about the ways of men on their own and not by sitting at a table across from a man.
Source: Of Human Bondage
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