One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanit… - Friedrich Nietzsche

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One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear.

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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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We are unknown to ourselves, we men of knowledge-and with good reason. We have never sought ourselves- how could it happen that we should ever find ourselves?

Ohne Musik wäre das Leben ein Irrtum.

Happiness: being able to forget or, to express in a more learned fashion.

One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear. - Friedrich Nietzsche

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