“The small are always dependent on the great; they are small precisely because they think they are independent. The great thinker is one who can hear what is greatest in the work of other greats and who can transform it in an original manner.”
About This Quote
From his 1961 book "Nietzsche." Translated by D. F. Krell (New York: 1991)
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