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Against boredom even the gods struggle in vain. - Friedrich Nietzsche
Attribution: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, classical scholar, critic of culture. Friedrich Nietzsche, Sämtliche Werke: Kritische Studienausgabe, vol. 6, p. 226, eds. Giorgio Colli and Mazzino Montinari, Berlin, de Gruyter (1980). The Antichrist, section 48 (prepared for publication 1888, published 1895). An allusion to a line in Schiller’s Maid of Orleans (act 3, scene 6): “Against stupidity even the gods struggle in vain.”

Categories: Boredom, Classical Scholar, Critic Of Culture, Gods And Goddesses, Philosopher

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