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Meaning
The quote suggests that a woman’s influence should make a man gentler and more considerate, but not less strong. It presents softness and weakness as different things, and says one can encourage the first without causing the second.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
No source found on Wikiquote; the quote is listed as attributed to Sigmund Freud.
Did You Know?
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939).
About Sigmund Freud
Austrian physician and psychoanalyst of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Freud is best known for founding psychoanalysis and exploring the unconscious mind through techniques like free association. His theories on the structure of personality—id, ego, and superego—and the role of early childhood experiences in shaping behavior remain foundational in psychology.
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Books by Sigmund Freud
Dream Psychology
2019
Witz und seine Beziehung zum Unbewussten
1963
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2016
Totem und Tabu
1999
Zukunft einer Illusion
2010