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Full Idea
An 'altruistic' morality, a morality under which egoism languishes - is under all circumstances a bad sign.
Gist of Idea
A wholly altruistic morality, with no egoism, is a thoroughly bad thing
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Twilight of the Idols [1889], 8.35)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1972], p.87