"The charm of knowledge would be small..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
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.
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“It is only when we have ceased to be the followers of our followers that we comprehend how meaningless followers are.”
“The enjoyment that all morality has given us to now and that it continues to give us--and so, what has kept it going up to now--lies in everyone's right, without lengthy investigation, to praise and blame. And who could endure life without praising and blaming!”
“What? A great man? I only ever see the ape of his own ideal.”
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