Full Idea
What does not kill us makes us stronger.
Gist of Idea
What does not kill us makes us stronger
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Writings from Late Notebooks [1887], 10[87])
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Writings from the Late Notebooks', ed/tr. Bittner,Rüdiger [CUP 2003], p.188
A Reaction
A famous remark! Actually, of course, a very stressful human life tends to be much shorter than a comfortable one, but Nietzsche wouldn't equate strength with longevity. Nowadays we are all a bunch of softies.
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