I love the valiant; but it is not enough to wield a broadsword, one mu…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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I love the valiant; but it is not enough to wield a broadsword, one must also know against whom. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). The Portable Nietzsche, p.197, Penguin
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I love the valiant; but it is not enough to wield a broadsword, one must also know against whom. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). The Portable Nietzsche, p.197, Penguin

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