Man's greatest joy is to revere other men, or to put it less extravagantly, to recognize other men above himself, and to love and be loved by these men. (Paul de Lagarde)

Man's greatest joy is to revere other men, or to put it less extravagantly, to recognize other men above himself, and to love and be loved by these men.

Paul de Lagarde

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