“ When woman possesses masculine virtues, she is enough to make you run away. ”
Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols (1889). copy citation
| Author | Friedrich Nietzsche |
|---|---|
| Source | Twilight of the Idols |
| Topic | virtue women |
| Date | 1889 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Anthony M. Ludovici |
| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/52263/52263-h/52263-h.htm |
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I distrust all systematisers, and avoid them. The will to a system, shows a lack of honesty.
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Man thinks woman profound—why? Because he can never fathom her depths. Woman is not even shallow.
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When woman possesses masculine virtues, she is enough to make you run away. When she possesses no masculine virtues, she herself runs away.
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"How often conscience had to bite in times gone by! What good teeth it must have had! And to-day, what is amiss?"—A dentist's question.”
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