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An artist chooses his subjects: that is the way he praises. - Friedrich Nietzsche
Attribution: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, classical scholar, critic of culture. Friedrich Nietzsche, Sämtliche Werke: Kritische Studienausgabe, vol. 3, p. 514, eds. Giorgio Colli and Mazzino Montinari, Berlin, de Gruyter (1980). The Gay Science, first edition, “Third Book,” aphorism 245, “Praise in Choosing,” (1882).

Categories: Artists, Choice, Classical Scholar, Critic Of Culture, Philosopher, Praise

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