No one can understand himself, for to do that he would have to get outside himself; the subject of the knowing and willing activity would have to become its own object. (Otto Weininger)

No one can understand himself, for to do that he would have to get outside himself; the subject of the knowing and willing activity would have to become its own object.

Otto Weininger

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