The man of genius possesses, like everything else, the complete female in himself; but woman herself is only a part of the Universe, and the part can never be the whole; femaleness can never include genius. This lack of genius on the part of woman is inevitable because woman is not a monad, and cannot reflect the Universe.


Sex & Character (ed. 1906)

Otto Weininger Quotes

The man of genius possesses, like everything else, the complete female in himself; but woman herself is only a part of the Universe, and the part can ...

The man of genius possesses, like everything else, the complete female in himself; but woman herself is only a part of the Universe, and the part can ...

The man of genius possesses, like everything else, the complete female in himself; but woman herself is only a part of the Universe, and the part can ...

The man of genius possesses, like everything else, the complete female in himself; but woman herself is only a part of the Universe, and the part can ...