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To have to fight the instincts - that is the definition of decadence: as long as life is ascending, happiness equals instinct. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2016). Twilight of the Idols, p.27, Friedrich Nietzsche
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One must learn to be a sponge if one wants to be loved by hearts that overflow. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). The Portable Nietzsche, p.111, Penguin
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To have to fight the instincts - that is the definition of decadence: as long as life is ascending, happiness equals instinct. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2016). Twilight of the Idols, p.27, Friedrich Nietzsche

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