That is an artist as I love artists, modest in his needs: he really wants only two things, his bread and his art - panem et Circen. - Friedrich Nietzsche

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That is an artist as I love artists, modest in his needs: he really wants only two things, his bread and his art - panem et Circen.

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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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آشفتگي من از اين نيست که تو به من دروغ گفته اي، از اين آشفته ام که ديگر نميتوانم تو را باور کنم.

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To die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly. Death of one's own free choice, death at the proper time, with a clear head and with joyfulness, consummated in the midst of children and witnesses: so that an actual leave-taking is possible while he who is leaving is still there

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