Women are better than men.

The words of Ryan Gosling, “Women are better than men,” shine with simplicity yet carry the force of an ancient truth too long ignored. They are not mere flattery, but recognition of the resilience, wisdom, and depth of spirit that women have borne across the ages. In a world that often glorified the strength of men in war and conquest, Gosling’s words turn the gaze toward the quiet, enduring power of women—their ability to create, to nurture, to endure suffering, and to rebuild what destruction has torn down.

The ancients knew, though they seldom admitted, that civilization rests more on the labor of women than on the swords of men. Men fought wars, but women preserved the home; men claimed thrones, but women sustained bloodlines and culture. To say that women are “better” is to recognize that their strength lies not only in survival, but in their ability to bear life itself, to carry generations within their bodies, and to hold communities together when all else falls apart.

Consider the tale of Sojourner Truth, born into slavery yet rising to become one of the fiercest voices for freedom and justice. She endured cruelty that broke many men, yet her spirit remained unyielding. In her famous speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?”, she reminded the world that women could plow fields, endure lashings, and carry burdens equal to or greater than any man. Her life revealed what Gosling’s words affirm: that the strength of women is often not loud, but it is unbreakable.

At the same time, Gosling’s words can be read as a rebuke to a culture that for centuries exalted men as superior. By declaring the opposite, he unsettles the old hierarchy and forces reflection. Perhaps women are not merely “equal,” but have shown themselves to possess a deeper resilience—a greatness forged not in privilege, but in trial. For while men have often been the makers of wars, women have been the menders of their aftermath.

So let this wisdom endure: to honor women is not to diminish men, but to recognize the truth that humanity’s survival has rested more in the hands of mothers, healers, and visionaries than in generals and kings. If women are indeed “better,” it is because they have carried the weight of both their own burdens and those of men as well. Let the future remember: the measure of greatness is not conquest, but creation—and in this, women have always led the way.