Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
“Men who give way easily to tears are good. I have nothing to do with those whose hearts are dry and whose eyes are dry!”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Elective Affinities
“To have a friend one must be willing to wage war for him and to wage war one must be capable of being an enemy.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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#bmx #nike #nikesb“It is his eyes above all that are terrible…They are like black caverns where dragons dwell. They are like the black caverns of Egypt in which the dragons make their lairs. They are like black lakes troubled by fantastic moons…”
— Salomé, Oscar Wilde (from The Complete Plays)
“Those who are confident without knowledge are not courageous, but mad.”
— Socrates, in Plato’s Protagoras
Feeling nostalgic about last years adventure. My bike, a bag and a month of amazing events.
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Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
