Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche
A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are

A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travels sake. The great affair is to move. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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