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— Friedrich Nietzsche

Philosophy1844–1900

#power

"Thou, O God, dost sell us all good things at the price of labour."

— Leonardo da Vinci

Mathematics1452–1519

#religion

"I don't know how many people know this, but often it's mindblowing when you learn, that some infinities are bigger than others. The number of counting numbers...so 1, 2, 3, up to infinity...the number…"

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Science1958

#knowledge

"An orator whose purpose is to persuade men must speak the things they wish to hear; an orator, whose purpose is to move men, must also avoid disturbing the emotional effect by any obtrusion of intelle…"

— George Henry Lewes

Philosophy1817–1878

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