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2886 | The distinction between egoistic and non-egoistic acts is absurd [Nietzsche] |
Full Idea: There are neither egoistic nor unegoistic actions: both concepts are psychologically nonsense. | |
From: Friedrich Nietzsche (Ecce Homo [1889], 4.5) | |
A reaction: Not quite true, but I like this observation. The idea that you could divide everyone's actions into these two groups is certainly nonsense. But some people are more altruistic than others! |