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We set no special value on the possession of a virtue until we percieve that it is entirely lacking in our adversary.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Friedrich Nietzsche
Age: 55 †
Born: 1844
Born: October 15
Died: 1900
Died: August 25
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Death is close enough at hand so we do not need to be afraid of life.
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If a man wishes to rid himself of a feeling of unbearable oppression, he may have to take hashish.
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What is bad? -Everything that arises from weakness.
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