“In reality, hope is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs man’s torments.”

—  Friedrich Nietzsche , book Human, All Too Human

... die Hoffnung: sie ist in Wahrheit das übelste der Übel, weil sie die Qual der Menschen verlängert.
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Variant: Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.
Source: Human, All Too Human (1878)

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… die Hoffnung: sie ist in Wahrheit das übelste der Übel, weil sie die Qual der Menschen verlängert.

Source: Human, All Too Human (1878)

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