If one considers how much reason every person has for anxiety and timi…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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If one considers how much reason every person has for anxiety and timid self-concealment, and how three-quarters of his energy and goodwill can be paralyzed and made unfruitful by it, one has to be very grateful to fashion
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