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Whoever gives advice to a sick person acquires a feeling of superiority over him, whether the advice be accepted or rejected.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Friedrich Nietzsche
Age: 55 †
Born: 1844
Born: October 15
Died: 1900
Died: August 25
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Classical Philologist
Classical Scholar
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Music Critic
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Philologist
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Frîdrîk Nîtşe
Fridrih Wilhelm Niče
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Federico Nietzsche
Frédéric Nietzsche
Friederich Nietzsche
Fryderyk Nietzsche
Fridrikh Nitche
Frederic Nietzsche
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Giving
Sick
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Gives
Acquires
Feeling
Superiority
Whether
Rejected
Feelings
Whoever
Persons
Acquire

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