Our vanity desires that what we do best should be considered what is h…

Friedrich Nietzsche
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Our vanity desires that what we do best should be considered what is hardest for us. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2009). Basic Writings of Nietzsche, p.279, Modern Library
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Our vanity desires that what we do best should be considered what is hardest for us. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche (2009). Basic Writings of Nietzsche, p.279, Modern Library

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