The deepest quality of a work of art will always be the quality of the mind of the producer...No good novel will ever proceed from a superficial mind.
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The superiority of one man's opinion over another's is never so great as when the opinion is about a woman.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the tendency for opinions about women to be disproportionately influenced by gender biases.
Henry James suggests that societal beliefs lead people to value one man's opinion over another's more highly, particularly when the subject of discussion is a woman. This reflects the underlying sexism in how women's worth and perspectives are often judged and interpreted through a male lens, indicating that gender biases skew perceptions of credibility and importance.
Themes
OpinionWomenGenderBiasSociety
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a discussion about gender equality in workplaces.
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