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{{Quote|"In the state of hatred, women are more perilous than men; first of all, by no consideration of fairness, they can be inhibited in their once-aroused hostility, but allow their hatred to grow undisturbed to its final consequences, then because they are trained to find wounds (which every person, every party has), they stick to it: for which their sharp intellect provides them excellent services (whereas men are reserved at the sight of wounds, often generous and forgiving in their tune)."|''Human, All Too Human''}} | {{Quote|"In the state of hatred, women are more perilous than men; first of all, by no consideration of fairness, they can be inhibited in their once-aroused hostility, but allow their hatred to grow undisturbed to its final consequences, then because they are trained to find wounds (which every person, every party has), they stick to it: for which their sharp intellect provides them excellent services (whereas men are reserved at the sight of wounds, often generous and forgiving in their tune)."|''Human, All Too Human''}} | ||
{{Quote|"If the discontented, bitter and grumbling-heads were denied reproduction, the earth could be enchanted into a garden of happiness. -This one rule belongs in a practical philosophy for the female sex."|''Human, All Too Human''}} | {{Quote|"If the discontented, bitter and grumbling-heads were denied reproduction, the earth could be enchanted into a garden of happiness. -This one rule belongs in a practical philosophy for the female sex."|''Human, All Too Human''}} | ||
{{Quote|"Reflect on the whole history of women: do they not ''have ''to be<br />first of all and above all else actresses? Listen to physicians who<br />have hypnotized women; finally, love them—let yourself be<br />“hypnotized by them”! What is always the end result? That<br />they “put on something” even when they take off everything.<br />Woman is so artistic."|The Gay Science}} | |||
==1849–1912: August Strindberg== | ==1849–1912: August Strindberg== | ||