A Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Everything that is ponderous, vicious and pompously clumsy, all long-winded and wearying kinds of style, are developed in great variety among Germans.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Among Clumsy Developed Everything Germans Great Kinds Long Style Variety Vicious

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Friedrich Nietzsche
German - Philosopher
October 15, 1844 - August 25, 1900

Recently, the Germans have developed a tendency to prefer the so-called first (youthful) style of great artists to their mature works. Could it be that they do not realize that their aesthetic criteria, generally speaking, are juvenile?

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John Mulaney

A vicious teacher is just a vicious teacher, as a vicious neighbor may happen to be. But a vicious mother - means that the whole world is vicious.

Simon Soloveychik

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Kazimir Malevich

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Walter Crane

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David Gilmour

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Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Paine

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