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[T]he honour of a woman,— a true woman in China, is not only to love…

Quote byGu Hongming · 1857–1928

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Chinese Woman, page 82.

English (original)

[T]he honour of a woman,— a true woman in China, is not only to love and be true to her husband, but to live absolutely, selflessly for him, In fact, this Religion of Selflessness is the religion of the woman, especially, the gentlewoman or lady in China, as the Religion of Loyalty which I have tried elsewhere to explain, is the religion of the man, — the gentleman in China.

— Gu Hongming

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