The Refinement of Shame. People are not ashamed to think something fou…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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The Refinement of Shame. People are not ashamed to think something foul, but they are ashamed when they think these foul thoughts are attributed to them. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2012). Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two, p.56, Courier Corporation
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The Refinement of Shame. People are not ashamed to think something foul, but they are ashamed when they think these foul thoughts are attributed to them. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2012). Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two, p.56, Courier Corporation

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