We are unknown to ourselves, we men of knowledge

Friedrich Nietzsche
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We are unknown to ourselves, we men of knowledge - and with good reason. We have never sought ourselves - how could it happen that we should ever find ourselves? It has rightly been said: Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also; our treasure is where the beehives of our knowledge are. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2009). Basic Writings of Nietzsche, p.451, Modern Library
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