I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it …

Friedrich Nietzsche
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I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2011). The Will to Power, p.294, Vintage
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