There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it h…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2009). Basic Writings of Nietzsche, p.276, Modern Library
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There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2009). Basic Writings of Nietzsche, p.276, Modern Library

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