One must be a sea to be able to receive a polluted stream without becoming unclean.

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  If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.

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  The most common lie is the one with which a man deceives himself.

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  There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

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  Man is a rope, tied between beast and overman — a rope over an abyss.

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  One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.

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  There are no facts, only interpretations.

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