“ If Man is the tonic and God the dominant, the Devil is certainly the sub-dominant and Woman is the relative minor. ”
Samuel Butler, The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912). copy citation
| Author | Samuel Butler |
|---|---|
| Source | The Note-Books of Samuel Butler |
| Topic | God minor |
| Date | 1912 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6173/6173-h/6173-h.htm |
Context
“A physician’s physiology has much the same relation to his power of healing as a cleric’s divinity has to his power of influencing conduct.
God is Love
I dare say. But what a mischievous devil Love is!
Common Chords
If Man is the tonic and God the dominant, the Devil is certainly the sub-dominant and Woman is the relative minor.
God and the Devil
God and the Devil are an effort after specialisation and division of labour.
Sex
The sexes are the first—or are among the first great experiments in the social subdivision of labour.”
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