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Friedrich Nietzche

(1884—1900), German philospher

The thought of suicide is a great comfort. It's helped me through many a bad night.

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day and night

[day and night] or [night and day] {adv.} 1. For days without stopping; continually. Syn.: [AROUND THE CLOCK]. * /Some filling stations on great highways are open day and night […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cold comfort

[cold comfort] {n.} Something that makes a person in trouble feel very little better or even worse. * /When Tim lost the race, it was cold comfort to him to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Elbert Hubbard

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