Christianity remains to this day the greatest misfortune of humanity.
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Learn to see - accustoming the eye to calm, to patience, to letting-things-come-to-it; learning to defer judgment, to encircle and encompass the question on all sides.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote encourages patience and open-mindedness in understanding complex questions.
Friedrich Nietzsche emphasizes the importance of cultivating a calm and patient perspective when approaching questions and challenges. By suggesting that we learn to see and defer judgment, he advocates for a more holistic view that allows us to encounter ideas from multiple angles, fostering deeper understanding and insight.
Themes
PatiencePerceptionUnderstandingCalmJudgmentWisdom
In practice
Example use cases
During a discussion on a complex topic, one might say this quote to encourage a thoughtful approach.
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