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“We seldom break a leg as long as we are climbing wearily upwards in our lives, instead we do it when we start going easy on ourselves and choosing the comfortable paths.”

Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, and writer whose works have had a profound impact on subsequent philosophy, literature, and thought. His ideas revolve around concepts such as the 'will to power', the 'Übermensch', and the 'eternal recurrence'. more

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Source: Six Novels: With Other Stories and Essays

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Source: Machiavelli, More & Luther

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Book:George Gissing's Commonplace Book: A Manuscript in the Berg Collection of the New York Public Library

Source: George Gissing's Commonplace Book: A Manuscript in the Berg Collection of the New York Public Library