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{{Quote|"Whom does woman hate most? - Thus spoke the iron to the magnet: 'I hate you most, because you attract me, but are not strong enough to draw me to you'. The man's happiness is: I will. The woman's happiness is: He will."|(Nietzsche, 1961/1883-91, p. 92, Part 1, "Of Old and Young Women").}} | {{Quote|"Whom does woman hate most? - Thus spoke the iron to the magnet: 'I hate you most, because you attract me, but are not strong enough to draw me to you'. The man's happiness is: I will. The woman's happiness is: He will."|(Nietzsche, 1961/1883-91, p. 92, Part 1, "Of Old and Young Women").}} | ||
{{Quote|"And woman has to obey and find a depth for her surface. Woman's nature is surface, a changeable, stormy film upon waters. But a man's nature is deep, its torrent roars in subterranean caves: woman senses its power but does not comprehend it."|(Nietzsche, 1961/1883-91, p. 92, Part 1, "Of Old and Young Women").}} | {{Quote|"And woman has to obey and find a depth for her surface. Woman's nature is surface, a changeable, stormy film upon waters. But a man's nature is deep, its torrent roars in subterranean caves: woman senses its power but does not comprehend it."|(Nietzsche, 1961/1883-91, p. 92, Part 1, "Of Old and Young Women").}} | ||
{{Quote|"Then the little old woman answered me: Zarathustra has said many nice things, especially for those you are still young enough for them. It is strange, Zarathustra knows little about women and yet he is right about them. Is this because with women nothing is impossible?' [...] 'Give me your little truth, woman!' I said. And thus spoke the little old woman: "Are you visiting women, do not forget your whip!' | {{Quote|"Then the little old woman answered me: Zarathustra has said many nice things, especially for those you are still young enough for them. It is strange, Zarathustra knows little about women and yet he is right about them. Is this because with women nothing is impossible?' [...] 'Give me your little truth, woman!' I said. And thus spoke the little old woman: "Are you visiting women, do not forget your whip!' Thus spoke Zarathustra."|(Nietzsche, 1961/1883-91, pp. 92-93, Part 1, "Of Old and Young Women").}} | ||
{{Quote|"Happiness runs after me. That is because I do not run after women. Happiness, however, is a woman."|(Nietzsche, 1961/1883-91, p. 184, Part 3, "Of Involuntary Bliss").}} | {{Quote|"Happiness runs after me. That is because I do not run after women. Happiness, however, is a woman."|(Nietzsche, 1961/1883-91, p. 184, Part 3, "Of Involuntary Bliss").}} | ||
{{Quote|"There is little manliness here: therefore their women make themselves manly. For only he that is sufficiently a man will - ''redeem the woman'' in woman."|(Nietzsche, 1961/1883-91, p. 189, Part 3, II "Of the Virtue That Makes Small").}} | {{Quote|"There is little manliness here: therefore their women make themselves manly. For only he that is sufficiently a man will - ''redeem the woman'' in woman."|(Nietzsche, 1961/1883-91, p. 189, Part 3, II "Of the Virtue That Makes Small").}} | ||