“Against boredom even gods struggle in vain.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Gegen die Langeweile kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.
Sec. 48
The Antichrist (1888)
Source: The Anti-Christ

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Gegen die Langeweile kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.

The Antichrist (1888)
Source: The Anti-Christ

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