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Of what is great one must either be silent or speak with greatness. With greatness--that means cynically and with innocence.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Friedrich Nietzsche
Age: 55 †
Born: 1844
Born: October 15
Died: 1900
Died: August 25
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There is more wisdom in your body than in your best wisdom. And who then knows why your body needs precisely your best wisdom?
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In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.
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