Behind a remarkable scholar we not infrequently find an average human being, and behind an average artist we often find a very remarkable human being. (Friedrich Nietzsche)

Behind a remarkable scholar we not infrequently find an average human being, and behind an average artist we often find a very remarkable human being.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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