“Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood.”
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher, poet, composer, cultural critic, and classical philologist
“Being misunderstood is the measure of an artist, being understood is the measure of a man.”
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On First Principles
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