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A comment on Nietzsche on Solitude.

Re:Nietzsche on Solitude by brakmic on Monday August 17, 2015 @06:33AM (#10072204)
No solitude no peace of mind. No peace of mind no innovation. No innovation no future.

I think it was Goethe, another great German thinker and poet, who once said: "In der Einsamkeit geschehen die größten Dinge." - "In Solitude the greatest Things happen."

P.S.

I'm not sure if my 'tanslation' reflects the original meaning of the sentence. Please, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

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Re:Nietzsche on Solitude by dEnigma on Monday August 17, 2015 @07:01AM (#10072296)
Your translation seems good enough to me, but on the other hand I can't find a source for your quote using Google
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Re:Nietzsche on Solitude by will_work4tears on Monday August 17, 2015 @01:40PM (#10074741)
Closest that I could find was: "Talent is nurtured in solitude … A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude."
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