“ Woman, don't you know, is such a subject that however much you study it, it's always perfectly new. ”
Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina (1877). copy citation
| Author | Leo Tolstoy |
|---|---|
| Source | Anna Karenina |
| Topic | women understanding woman mystery |
| Date | 1877 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Constance Garnett |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1399/1399-h/1399-h.htm |
Context
“«Yes, my boy, there is! There, do you see, you know the type of Ossian's women…. Women, such as one sees in dreams…. Well, these women are sometimes to be met in reality … and these women are terrible. Woman, don't you know, is such a subject that however much you study it, it's always perfectly new.»
«Well, then, it would be better not to study it.»
«No. Some mathematician has said that enjoyment lies in the search for truth, not in the finding it.»
Levin listened in silence, and in spite of all the efforts he made, he could not in the least enter into the feelings of his friend and understand his sentiments and the charm of studying such women.” source
«Well, then, it would be better not to study it.»
«No. Some mathematician has said that enjoyment lies in the search for truth, not in the finding it.»
Levin listened in silence, and in spite of all the efforts he made, he could not in the least enter into the feelings of his friend and understand his sentiments and the charm of studying such women.” source
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