The reason there are more women than men is simply because there are more illiterate women than men. But it's also because men have to work to support their families and have less time to follow classes.

The gap between male and female [in terms of literacy] has grown smaller over the years. There are currently some 25 percent more women who are illiterate. In the age group of 45 years and above, however, about 60 percent more women are illiterate than men.

Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and reason, when they want to rule over men

I see no reason why I should tickle stones or waste time on polishing bronze.

You don't think like adults for the simple reason that you don't have adult brains. You can only work with the brain you have. Because teens think and react from a more emotional part of the brain, they often have the illusion of indestructibility, which can cause dangerous behavior.

There are women who have an indefinable charm in their faces which makes them beautiful to their intimates, but a cold stranger who tried to reason the matter out and find this beauty would fail