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Søren Kierkegaard on Women

1813–1855 Denmark

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It is at the touch of love that she first awakens; before that she is dream.

Either/Or (1843)

The woman is substance, the man is reflection.

Either/Or (1843)

When God created Eve, He let a deep sleep fall upon Adam; for woman is the man's dream.

Either/Or (1843)

The man who feels no impulse toward the study of woman may, as far as I am concerned, be what he will; one thing he certainly is not, he is no aesthetician.

Either/Or (1843)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Søren Kierkegaard (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.