Alas, where is there still a sea in which one could drown: … - Friedrich Nietzsche

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Alas, where is there still a sea in which one could drown: thus our lament resounds – across shallow swamps.

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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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