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Further information: Friedrich Nietzsche, The Will to Power, Intrinsic motivation

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was influenced by Schopenhauer when younger, but later felt him to be wrong. However, he maintained a modified focus upon will, making the term "will to power" famous as an explanation of human aims and actions.

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    “A little health now and again is the ailing person’s best remedy.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “Vanity is the fear of appearing original: it is thus a lack of pride, but not necessarily a lack of originality.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “The grand style follows suit with all great passion. It disdains to please, it forgets to persuade. It commands. It wills.”
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