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He who knoweth the reader, doeth nothing more for the reader. Another century of readers - and spirit itself will stink.

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