If a husband be unworthy, then he possesses nothing by which to control his wife. If a wife be unworthy, then she possesses noth
ing with which to serve her husband. If a husband does not control his wife, then the rules of conduct manifesting his authority are abandoned and broken. If a wife does not serve her husband, then the proper relationship between men and women and the natural order of things are neglected and destroyed." -- Ban Zhao, Lessons for my Daughters, p. 60 What does the quotation mean? And how can we interpret this quote in our lives?
