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We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.

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Friedrich Nietzsche
Age: 55 †
Born: 1844
Born: October 15
Died: 1900
Died: August 25
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Frîdrîk Nîtşe
Fridrih Wilhelm Niče
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Federico Nietzsche
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