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“The optimistic nature finds joy in the very feeling for life; the pessimistic nature finds a feeling for life only in joy.”

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Lou Andreas-Salomé

Lou Andreas-Salomé was a German author, translator, and psychologist known for her unique literary style and profound psychological insights. She was an influential figure in European cultural circles at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. more

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