Philosophers are in the habit of setting themselves before life and ex…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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Philosophers are in the habit of setting themselves before life and experience. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2012). Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two, p.23, Courier Corporation
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Philosophers are in the habit of setting themselves before life and experience. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2012). Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two, p.23, Courier Corporation

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