Physiologists should think before putting down the instinct of self-pr…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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Physiologists should think before putting down the instinct of self-preservation as the cardinal instinct of an organic being. A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength--life itself is will to power; self-preservation is only one of the indirect and most frequent results. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2009). Basic Writings of Nietzsche, p.211, Modern Library
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