The most intelligent men, like the strongest, find their happiness whe…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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The most intelligent men, like the strongest, find their happiness where others would find only disaster: in the labyrinth, in being hard with themselves and with others, in effort; their delight is self-mastery; in them asceticism becomes second nature, a necessity, as instinct. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2016). The Antichrist, p.92, Friederich Nietzsche
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