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CVII explained

A brief aphorism suggesting that if women's vices worshiped their creators, men would boast of the adoration they inspire.

What happens

A brief aphorism suggesting that if women's vices worshiped their creators, men would boast of the adoration they inspire.

Themes in this chapter

  • Hypocrisy and Corruption

    The aphorism implies a critique of male vanity and the moral double standards in how men perceive women's vices.

  • Deception and Self-Deception

    The line suggests a self-deceptive pride in the vices women embody, reflecting a twisted form of adoration.

Key passages

  • If the vices of women worshiped their creators men would boast of the adoration they inspire.

    If women's flaws were to pay homage to the men who shaped them, those men would proudly claim the admiration they receive.

    The aphorism satirizes male ego and the tendency to take pride in the very faults they may have cultivated in women.

Poetry — CVII Explained