FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE, BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
Prologue – The Wastes of Kûniüri
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I shall never tire of underlining a concise little fact which these superstitious people are loath to admit—namely, that a thought comes when “it” wants, not when “I” want . . .
— Friedrich Nietzsche on The Second Apocalypse
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Source: Wikiquote: "The Second Apocalypse" (The Prince of Nothing Trilogy, The Darkness That Comes Before: The Darkness That Comes Before (2004) by R. Scott Bakker. The first book in the Prince of Nothing series., Chapter Headers: Frontispiece:)
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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.
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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