The vanity of others runs counter to our taste only when it runs counter to our vanity.

Friedrich Nietzsche
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  4. There are many realities. There are many versions of what may appearobvious. Whatever appears as the unshakeable truth, its exact oppositemay also be true in another context. After all, one's reality is butperception, viewed through various prisms of context. - Amish Tripathi

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More Quotes By Friedrich Nietzsche
  1. It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.

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

  3. The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

  4. One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.

  5. Amor Fati — “Love Your Fate”, which is in fact your life.

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