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Leopold von Sacher-Masoch was an Austrian writer renowned for his exploration of masochism and sadomasochism in literature. His novel 'Venus in Furs' is a cornerstone of sadomasochistic fiction. Born on January 27, 1836, Sacher-Masoch's life was characterized by his complex personality and intense personal relationships, which frequently influenced his writing.

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“Love knows no virtue, no merit; it loves and forgives and tolerates everything because it must. We are not guided by reason.”

Knows Reason Virtue Forgiving Merit Tolerate Venus In Furs

Author:Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

“Love knows no virtue, no profit; it loves and forgives and suffers everything, because it must. It is not our judgment that leads us; it is neither the advantages nor the faults which we discover, that make us abandon ourselves, or that repel us. It is a sweet, soft, enigmatic power that drives us on. We cease to think, to feel, to will; we let ourselves be carried away by it, and ask not whither?”

Thinking Knows Feels Suffering Asks Virtue Sweet Judgment Advantage Forgiving Faults Profit Cease Abandon Carried Away Enigmatic Venus In Furs

Book:Venus in Furs

Source: Venus in Furs

“Man is the one who desires, woman the one who is desired. This is woman's entire but decisive advantage. Through man's passions, nature has given man into woman's hands, and the woman who does not know how to make him her subject, her slave, her toy, and how to betray him with a smile in the end is not wise.”

Knows Men Doe Ends Hands Desire Passion Given Women Know How Wise Subjects Advantage Slave Betray Toys Venus In Furs

Author:Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

“Be then my slave, and know what it means to be delivered into the hands of a woman.”

Knows Mean Hands Slave Venus In Furs

Book:Venus in Furs

Source: Venus in Furs

“Every man--I know this--turns weak, pliant, ridiculous as soon as he's in love.”

Knows Men Turns Weak Ridiculous Every Man

Author:Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

“The person who doesn't know how to subjugate will all too quickly feel the other's foot on the nape of his neck.”

Knows Feels Persons Know How Feet Necks

Author:Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

“You know how to paint pleasure, cruelty, arrogance in glowing colors.”

Knows Pleasure Know How Color Paint Cruelty Arrogance Glowing Venus In Furs

Book:Venus in Furs

Source: Venus in Furs

About the Author

Born: January 27, 1836
Died: March 9, 1895
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 84

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Venus in FursRelated source material

Venus in Furs: A Novel ; Letters of Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch and Emilie MatajaRelated source material

Love. The Legacy of CainRelated source material

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The Master Masochist: Tales of a Sadistic MistressRelated source material

Bloody Wedding in Kyiv: Two Tales of Olha, Kniahynia of Kyivan RusRelated source material

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