"I did that," says my memory. "I could not have done that," says my pride, and remains inexorable. Eventually the memory yields. Beyond Good and Evil
I have my own virtue, which I am constantly cultivating and refining by teaching myself not to tolerate in me or my surroundings anything but the exquisite. Reflections on Literature and Morality
“If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” 1984
How many, once lauded in song, are given over to the forgotten; and how many who sung their praises are clean gone long ago! Book VII
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