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Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons
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"Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons"

- Friedrich Nietzsche

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This quote is saying that individuals are more fascinated by passionate and overstated screens of emotions and actions, even if they are irrational, than they are by logical and affordable arguments. It suggests that people value the look of conviction more than they value the real material of what is being said.
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Friedrich Nietzsche This quote is written / told by Friedrich Nietzsche between October 15, 1844 and August 25, 1900. She was a famous Philosopher from Germany. The author also have 185 other quotes.

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