I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be t…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.'
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In pain there is as much wisdom as in pleasure: like the latter it is one of the best self preservatives of a species. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2012). The Gay Science, p.139, Courier Corporation
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I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.'

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