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Friedrich Nietzsche

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.

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Nietzsche is saying that hope can be harmful because it keeps people suffering longer by making them wait for something better that may never come. Instead of facing reality and ending their pain, people hold on to hope, which only extends their torment.

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