“ Women are neither as good as their admirers and defenders maintain, nor as bad as their enemies make them out to be. ”
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Venus in Furs (1870). copy citation
| Author | Leopold von Sacher-Masoch |
|---|---|
| Source | Venus in Furs |
| Topic | women enemies |
| Date | 1870 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Fernanada Savage |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Venus_in_Furs |
Context
“"Wanda, what are you saying?"
"Why not?" she said, "and take note of what I am about to say to you. Never feel secure with the woman you love, for there are more dangers in woman's nature than you imagine. Women are neither as good as their admirers and defenders maintain, nor as bad as their enemies make them out to be. Woman's character is characterlessness. The best woman will momentarily go down into the mire, and the worst unexpectedly rises to deeds of greatness and goodness and puts to shame those that despise her.”
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