Everyone thinks that the principal thing to the tree is the fruit, but…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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Everyone thinks that the principal thing to the tree is the fruit, but in point of fact the principal thing to it is the seed.
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When the gratitude of many to one throws away all shame, we behold fame. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2010). The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs, p.201, Vintage
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Everyone thinks that the principal thing to the tree is the fruit, but in point of fact the principal thing to it is the seed.

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