“Worldly Wisdom
Do not stay in the field!
Nor climb out of sight.
The best view of the world
Is from a medium height.”
Source: The Gay Science
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Do not stay in the field!
Nor climb out of sight.
The best view of the world
Is from a medium height." by Friedrich Nietzsche?
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Netiv Hatorah 14
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