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The charm of knowledge would be small indeed, were it not that there is so much shame to be overcome on the way to it.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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