One loves ultimately one's desires, not the thing desired. - Friedrich Nietzsche

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One loves ultimately one's desires, not the thing desired.

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About Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, writer, and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history. His critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered on a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality.

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Alternative Names: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche • Nietzsche
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The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.
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