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Where is the lightning to lick you with its tongue? Where is the madness with which you should be cleansed? Behold, I show you the Superman. He is this lightning, he is this madness.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Friedrich Nietzsche
Age: 55 †
Born: 1844
Born: October 15
Died: 1900
Died: August 25
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Memory says, 'I did that.' Pride replies, 'I could not have done that.' Eventually, memory yields.
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The danger in happiness - Now everything is turning out right for me from now on i'll love every turn of fate - Who wants to be my fate?
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Every one being allowed to learn to read, ruineth in the long run not only writing but also thinking.
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you must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?
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I climb upon the highest mountains, laughing at all tragedies - whether real or imaginary.
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If a man have a strong faith he can indulge in the luxury of skepticism.
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Error has made man so deep, sensitive, and inventive that he has put forth such blossoms as religions and arts. Pure knowledge could not have been capable of it.
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The melancholia of everything completed!
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