There is sense in hoping for recognition in a distant future only when…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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There is sense in hoping for recognition in a distant future only when we take it for granted that mankind will remain essentially unchanged, and that whatever is great is not for one age only but will be looked upon as great for all time. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2012). Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two, p.171, Courier Corporation
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