One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one has given. One must have strong powers of imagination to be able to have pity. So clo… - Friedrich Nietzsche

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One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one has given. One must have strong powers of imagination to be able to have pity. So closely is morality bound to the quality of the intellect.

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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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G. K. Chesterton Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Søren Kierkegaard Arthur Schopenhauer Aldous Huxley

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