The Individual & The Tribe

June 22, 2007 – 7:11 pm |
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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  • Janissary

    …the safest course is to do nothing against one’s conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.
    Voltaire

  • Janissary

    …the safest course is to do nothing against one’s conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.
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    Voltaire

  • http://tunisiajapan.blogspot.com/ momo

    I didn’t think I would ever agree with Nietzsche, but here we are. Thank you for sharing his words.

  • Phil Safkow

    I had never read this quote before today. The Lone Wolf and the Maverick in my head both smiled when I first saw it.

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