Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth. (Friedrich Nietzsche)

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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